If you haven’t seen it, the Governor issued a new Executive Order 7H over the weekend that mandates all non-essential business close, effective at 8:00pm THIS EVENING, 3/23/2020 through 4/22/2020. https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/Office-of-the-Governor/Executive-Orders/Lamont-Executive-Orders/Executive-Order-No-7H.pdf?la=en&fbclid=IwAR0NCN7iOIk5kPsdtO7tdy33NlCvIcsIEyFeufzS4eOyhnb-CjsfRSfiqqE Massage Therapy is considered a non-essential business by the state. We are not considered essential health care.
Read more →Greetings members,Nikki received an update from SBA. If you are a sole proprietor or organized as an LLC, you DO qualify for the new, low-interest SBA loan. Here is what they had to say: “Most small business owners whether they are sole proprietors or organized as an LLC
Read more →Hello All. I hope that this challenging and unique time finds you and your loved ones healthy and safe. During these past two weeks, the AMTA National and CT representatives have been diligently working to get information, clarification, and understanding, as well as a plan forward. Unfortunately,
Read more →Click the image below to download a copy of the CT Department of Public Health notice
Read more →In accordance with a new AMTA policy, all AMTA-CT events are cancelled through June 8th. Specifically, this means we will NOT be participating in: The Mystic Half Marathon EMS Expo Massage Therapy Awareness Day at the Capitol In addition, the May Board of Directors Orientation Meeting
Read more →Given the current information from the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) and our state health officials, and in consultation with the AMTA national office, your chapter board of directors has decided it is in the best interests of our members to cancel our Connecticut Conference
Read more →Filed by Delegates Nikki Arel and Jeff Shuman The AOD (Assembly of Delegates) Report 2019 has been finalized and released. There was a summary of the discussions had at the AOD in October. The Position Statement regarding online education was defeated in the Assembly. If you have
Read more →Thoughts from the CSMT desk I first learned of the AMTA CT-Chapter Community Service Massage Team the way many of us have. I was a newbie in massage school and there was a section on the AMTA and what the Emergency Division of the CSMT had done.
Read more →Hello from the desk of your friendly GR Chair, Nikki Arel. While session has only just started up, I have been busy at work with our Lobbyist, Paula, over the winter. We have been meeting with various parties about the ‘Estheticians’ Bill’ that was passed last year
Read more →Greetings AMTA-CT! Springtime is the perfect time to reinvigorate your practice with AMTA-CT by your side. Whether reinvigorating yourself with some new techniques or volunteering a few hours of your time, Spring is the perfect time to take on all those things you promised yourself you’d try.
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