Join or Renew

New Membership

Membership in FSMTA is $125 annually for a licensed massage  therapist, or $300 for three years;  and $50 for students. The list of benefits is huge. Read down the list below to see what you get for your  money. To see a 15-minute online video click here.

 

Benefits of Membership

  • Participation in a 4500-membership organization
  • 19 Chapters throughout the state
  • Free monthly Chapter meetings
  • Name listed on the chapter website
  • Guest speakers provide 2 CE hours at most meetings
  • All-Mandatories Day every two years (get all in one day)
  • Give-aways and cash raffle at each meeting
  • Chapter website
  • Membership card for your wallet
  • Annual fishing trip - A fun cruise even if you don’t fish
  • Annual holiday party
  • Massage Therapy Awareness Day -
  • Free Admission, raffles, giveaways, free CEUs from notable experts in the field
  • Annual FSMTA convention and trade show with member discounts
  • Use of FSMTA logo on business cards and advertising
  • Subscription to Massage Message Magazine -  FSMTA’s official publication
  • Access to many valuable features on FSMTA’s central office website
  • Your name entered into the “Find a Therapist” locator for any place in Florida
  • Optional low-cost insurance policies
  • Colonic therapy covered by insurance - one of only two states doing it
  • Access to experts for billing insurance companies
  • Legislative representation in Tallahassee ­ - we are a huge association, they listen!
  • Representation on the Board of Massage Therapy
  • Sports Massage Team ­- Join, learn, grow and network in sports massage
  • And more!

How to Join

  • ONLINE: To pay online click: http://www.fsmta.org/html/join_renew.html
  • AT CHAPTER MEETING: Attend a meeting and ask for a member application at the check-in desk.  Fill it out right there and give a check, cash or credit card number. Your card will come to you in the mail.
  • BY MAIL:Contact the address below and ask for a membership application by mail.

                     Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA),
                  1870 Aloma Avenue, Suite 260
                  Winter Park, FL 32789
                  Phone: 407-628-2772
                  Toll Free: 877-376-8248                                                                                 

How to Renew

  • ONLINE: Click: http://www.fsmta.org/html/join_renew.html.
  • AT CHAPTER MEETING: If you have not expired yet, pay the check-in person by check, cash or credit card number. If you have already expired, you will need to fill out another application and pay a $15 re-registration fee.
  • BY MAIL: To have a membership application mailed to you, contact Central Office below.:

                       Florida State Massage Therapy Association (FSMTA),
                   1870 Aloma Avenue, Suite 260
                    Winter Park, FL 32789
                    Phone: 407-628-2772
                    Toll Free: 877-376-8248

How to Change Your Address with FSMTA

  • You can do it yourself. Go to www.fsmta.org and click on "Members Log-in" and click "View Profile" at the top. Enter your password. This will bring up your personal data. Scroll down to "Update Profile". Click and make changes to your file. If you have taken a workshop recently and want to add it to your profile, do it now. This is the official file of your information at FSMTA's Central Office. You have your own account within FSMTA, and you can make changes yourself.
  • Secondly, you must notify your local chapter. Click info@fsmtasw.org to notify the Southwest Chapter of your current change of address to continue to receive bulletins from us.

Forgot your password?

All FSMTA members have an account with FSMTA because of their membership and were assigned a password by email when this service first went up. If you never received the password or lost it, just click on "Members Log-in" and scroll down to "Don't know your password?" Click here and it will ask you for your email address which it will then cross-check with the data base, pluck out your password and email it to you. In a few minutes you'll get an email from info@fsmta.org. Put this password where you put all your  passwords so you can find it again.

You are listed on "How to Find a Therapist"

The Central Office data base links to a service called "How to Find a Therapist". This accesses the entire list of 4000-plus members statewide of FSMTA. By updating your information, potential clients can find you. All FSMTA members have an account because of their membership. The "Find a Therapist" page allows anyone to bring up a list of therapists by those modalities listed.  You are limited to what is shown on the list, and cannot add an exotic-sounding workshop to your profile. For example, prenatal massage. When someone is looking for a prenatal massage therapist in their area, they will click on prenatal  massage and enter their zip code and how many miles they are willing to drive to get to you, say 30 miles. If your zip code pops up within 30 miles as a prenatal massage therapist, your name and contact information will show up on the list. Try it now. It's pretty neat.

CEU's required every two years - next deadline:  August 31, 2013

Massage Therapists need to have 24 hours of continuing education plus an HIV course every two years to renew their DOH license. Renewal date is August 31 on every odd-numbered year - 2009, 2011, 2013, etc. You may receive a notice in the mail but just in case you don't, be aware of the deadline. You can access the application online, shown below.

What is required every two years
12 hours - Technique
2 hours - FL Laws & Rules
2 hours - Medical Errors
2 hours - Professional Ethics
6 hours - Massage Related courses such as communications with clients, insurance
reimbursement, charting, documentation, etc.
1 hour - HIV/AID's in addition to the 24 hours
24 hours total plus HIV/Aids

To read more about it
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/Renewal/marenewal/ma_renewal.html
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/renew-mail.htm