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ABMP |
IMA |
| Fees: |
$235 + State Chapter Fee |
Certified: $229 per year.
Professional/Practitioner: $199 per year |
$199 per year |
| Website address |
www.amtamassage.org |
www.abmp.com |
www.imagroup.com |
| Member driven |
Yes, Board elected by members |
No |
No and the owner will be selling you his personal massage
programs to make money for himself. |
| Requires continuing education |
Yes |
No |
No |
| licensing and legislation support |
yes |
yes |
no |
| Business building support |
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| Free website to help you build your practice |
no - additional fees |
yes |
yes
www.iwantamassage.com
(this web hosting company stole my page on the
history of massage and used it as an example for a web page and now
most members have my web page on their website without referencing my
work. :-( ) |
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Malpractice
( Professional liability) insurance |
$6,000,000 aggregate coverage per year
$2,000,000 per single occurrence. |
$3 million professional liability (malpractice), another $3 million general liability (slip and fall), and yet another $3 million products liability (for example, adverse reaction to a lotion). |
$2,000,000/3,000,000 Per occurrence as occurrence-form liability insurance coverage! |
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| covers legal defense |
yes |
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| legal consultations |
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| additional locations |
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| teacher coverage |
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| coverage for employees |
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| Group Disability Insurance |
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| Group Health Insurance |
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| Group Dental Insurance |
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| Life Insurance |
Yes. Extra fees |
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| Personal Accident Insurance |
Yes. Extra fees. |
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| Equipment Insurance |
Yes. Extra fees. |
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| Member Discounts |
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| Business Support |
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| Directory of Practitioners |
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| Job Network |
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| Publications |
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| Magazine |
Yes. Massage Therapy Journal |
Yes. Massage and Bodywork |
No |
| Newsletter |
Yes -"Hands On" local chapters |
No |
Yes |
| e-mail newsletter |
E-touch. for members and non-members |
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| Student memberships |
yes $79 yr |
yes |
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| Requirements for membership |
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| Requirements for renewal |
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16 hours CEU's over 2 years for certified level |
renewal fee |
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| Number of members |
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42,000 members
includes other disciplines |
| Bylaws |
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| Code of Ethics |
http://www.amtamassage.org/about/codeofethics.html |
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http://www.imagroup.com/codeofethics.html |
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