MNHLRP - On a Mission for Health Freedom Minnesota Natural Health Legal Reform Project MNHLRP Home Accomplishments Client Bill of Rights HealthFood Freedom Blog Raw Milk Access Write Letters Raw Milk Documents Raw Milk in Court Raw Milk Press Raw Milk Hearings Raw Milk Links Raw Milk Photos Farmageddon Farmageddon Photos Current Issues Food Freedom Project Workers Compensation Rolfing and Work Comp Massage Therapy Licensure Swine Flu H1N1 DocumentsArticles Donate Mailing List Contacts About MNHLRP Background In the 2016 legislative session in Minnesota a bill seeking to register massage therapists and bodyworkers has sparked deep concern throughout the health freedom community among both practitioners and consumers. These practitioners have been enjoying freedom to practice since our states freedom to practice statute Chapter 146A came into effect in July 2001. Part of the beauty of what weve had is that there is a presumption for the myriad unlicensed practitioners such as these who are practicing under 146A are not doing anything that poses an inherent risk to the public. Once registration is inserted into the profession we begin to lose the presumption of basic safety and we start down a slippery slope towards licensure meaning that all practitioners must be licensed meeting certain educational and continuing education requirements and insurance requirements or else be shut down.