BILL NUMBER: SR 48	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	ADOPTED IN SENATE  SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 31, 2015

INTRODUCED BY   Senators Mendoza and Hill

                        AUGUST 31, 2015

   Relative to Massage Therapy Awareness Week


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   WHEREAS, Massage therapy is beneficial to overall health and is
increasingly part of integrated health care; and
   WHEREAS, Consumers are spending in excess of $12 billion to $17
billion annually on massage therapy, and more insurance companies are
covering massage therapy; and
   WHEREAS, Therapeutic massage can benefit people of all ages; and
   WHEREAS, A growing body of clinical research shows that massage
therapy is beneficial for a wide variety of health issues, including
stress, high blood pressure, fibromyalgia, arthritis, back pain,
muscle injury and soreness, headaches, and maintaining good health;
and
   WHEREAS, In order to ensure patient and public safety, California
regulates the massage therapy profession, and certified massage
therapists must comply with various legal requirements in order to
practice, including completing a certain minimum number of hours of
initial training and passing an examination; and
   WHEREAS, Massage therapists consistently provide consumer and
professional education information on massage and help consumers and
health professionals locate qualified massage therapists in their
area; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, That the Senate
proclaims the week of October 25, 2015, to October 31, 2015,
inclusive, as Massage Therapy Awareness Week in California; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this
resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.