Posted by liliths on December 13, 2006, at 7:29:15
In reply to Re: UPDATE » liliths, posted by Phillipa on December 12, 2006, at 18:31:59
hi Phillipa,
Massage Therapy qualifications differ from state to state. Some require nothing, others Certification and the Licensed states (and probably Certified states as well) also vary in how many hours of training, which national certification is used, etc...
I live in Florida, which has one the highest per capita number of licensed massage therapists of all licensed states. The current requirements are only 500 hours (which can be accomplished in a 6 month program) but I went to a Community College and took a 750 hr program which took over 9 months. They are supposed to be raising the standard for the state soon and they should. The National Boards are extremely difficult and require a tremendous amount of knowledge. Whether you were taught these things or not, you are expected to know them.
Personally, I think the big bugaboo is the hydrocodone. Despite the fact that there are numerous papers supporting its use as an augment to treatment-resistant depression, this country is absolutely terrified of painkillers!! BUT the fact that PRN CAN dictate what another doctor can prescribe, for any reason, is outrageous to me!!! and totally illegal, yet it happens.
The mandatory drug tests probably have me the angriest because it means a continued violation of my rights. And they have suggest that if I'm 'allowed' to take klonopin, I not be allowed to drink alcohol. Now I don't drink very much - hardly at all and when I do, I certainly don't take more klonopin. I take the stuff in divided doses. But no one has the right to tell me what I can and cannot do here and it is simply killing me.
I have been on this drug regimen for close to 5 years without an problems and here these people come along and get to steal my freedom. I'm going to spend 5 years looking over my shoulder? What if I'm with friends who are smoking pot - how much second hand smoke will have me showing positive for thc? and what if I felt like having a hit? (may be rare but I want the right!) And if they say no alcohol and I have a couple of glasses of wine with friends? And the BIG one - if I am in pain, I am going to take painkillers! that will mean the test will show positive for opiates... so will I lose my license over any or all of these things??
am I'm supposed to live the next 5 years of my life totally abstinent, in fear and in pain? I think not!
I already have profesional insurance - fat lot of good it's doing me but my student membership was expiring and since I 'thought' my license was on its way I went ahead and took advantage of renewing to professional. That was in September.. by the time my license arrives - IF it does - it will be approx. 6 months of wasted insurance I've already paid for
the whole thing is sickening. I guess I'll find out today from the woman at the dept of health if I have even the slightest chance - the health law attys told me I don't but I still want to see what the DOH says... and even if I lose and have to comply to get the damn license (which I don't even want anymore - they've destroyed it for me), it's still worth fighting for my rights
I'm not just going to roll over
thanks for understanding. Your massage therapist was just lucky she wasn't being treated for depression!
namaste,
lilith> Seriously I don't get it. Where do you live? Not trying to insult you as I saw a massage therapist weekly for years and thought once before I got sick of going to the Edgar Cayce institute and taking massage theraphy. Their course was 6 months long and then you were certified. No license like my RN at that time. But I know this is ridiculous but somehow is it now associated with kinky massage so the law is so strict? I know my massage therapist was so happy when she could be licensed and take insurance. Love Phillipa
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