It’s that Season Again: 2026 Steps to Renewal
The renewal deadline for 2026 Membership is December 31, 2025. There are three things that you need to do this year in order to complete the renewal process: 1. Pay [...]
What NOT to do When You Have Been Sexually Harassed
When "No" Is Not Enough: What Not to Do If You’re Sexually Harassed in Practice It’s an unfortunate truth: sexual harassment remains far too common in the massage therapy [...]
Sexual Harassment – Steps to Take Before, and if Something Occurs
When a Massage Client Crosses the Line: Handling Sexual Harassment in Practice If you’ve been in the massage therapy world for a while, you’ve likely heard the story — [...]
What You Need to Know About In House Training and Professional Liability Coverage
Heads Up: Before You Try That New Technique, Check Your Coverage! We’ve noticed some clinics offering in-house training on various modalities like hot stone, cupping, spa esthetics, or equipment [...]
What You Need to Know When Leaving a Clinic
Leaving Your Practice? Here’s What You Need to Know Before You Go Whether you’re relocating your practice, changing employers, or heading off into the blissful sunset of retirement, leaving [...]
Promotional Email – Unsubscribe/Resubscribe
Too Many Emails? We Get It. We know inboxes can feel like a never-ending buffet—some things you want to eat up (like course announcements and sweet partner perks), and [...]
How to Access Past CMMOTA Info Sessions
Past Info Sessions are available free to all CMMOTA members! While they don’t count for continuing education credits, they’re full of valuable information. Step 1: Log in to your [...]
Is Your Business Info Up to Date?
Keep Your Workplace Information Up to Date! Life changes, and so do workplaces! Whether you’ve moved to a new clinic, or added another treatment location, it’s important [...]
Where Can I Find It Again?
Find CMMOTA Resources Easily! Looking for back issues of Knead to Know, editable sample forms, or key policy documents? You’ll find them all in CMMOTA Resources, available in [...]
Submit Your Continuing Education Certificates ‘cause It’s Important!
Got continuing education certificates collecting real or digital dust? If you’ve never submitted them to the Association, now’s the time. Even if you don’t need the Continuing Education Credits, [...]
Stand-Alone Treatments and Proper Receipting Procedures
In the past we have had numerous questions from members surrounding what is meant by Stand-Alone treatments, and how receipts are supposed to be written when a stand-alone treatment [...]
How do I Upgrade my Membership to Full?
As a reminder, you have 60 days from the date that your program was completed to submit the required documents. Failure to do so will result in your membership [...]
What Suspension Means and Why You Don’t Want to Be Suspended
CMMOTA members are all responsible for meeting certain membership requirements. These include: • Keeping your Standard First Aid and Level “C” CPR certification up to date. • Ensuring that [...]
Membership Requirements and Professional Responsibility
The term “DTR” – short for Define The Relationship – can feel a bit intimidating, but it’s something that naturally comes up in every relationship. And with the new [...]
When Can You Refuse Treatment?
This is a question that comes up frequently. CMMOTA has an Anti-Discrimination Policy and has recently updated its Standards of Practice for Massage Therapists. In light of recent conversations [...]
Protecting Your Online Presence
From time to time, we hear from members who are concerned about their information appearing on unfamiliar websites. Many web developers pull public data from sources like Yellow Pages, [...]
Cost-Effective Ways to Earn CEC Credits with CMMOTA
We’ve just started a new CEC Cycle, bringing some changes to our CEC requirements and how you can earn credits. Our goal is to make it easier for you [...]
The Difference Between Professional Liability Insurance and Disability Insurance
What You Need to Know About Coverage for Injuries Sometimes, therapists face challenges continuing their practice due to an injury – whether from work or an accident outside their [...]
How Much Should I Charge for Client Records?
When it comes to answering the question “How much should I charge for Client Records?" there are several factors that you need to consider: Consent & Legal Requirements • [...]
What is a Treatment Plan and Why is it Important
A treatment plan is a therapist's plan for care, developed in consultation with the client, for either a single session or multiple treatments. It is based on the client’s [...]
Defining Billing Privileges, Direct Billing, Online Billing, and Receipt Submission
Over the years, we have had a few questions surrounding billing privileges, direct billing, online billing, and receipt submissions. As this is an incredibly important part of having a [...]
Letting Go of a Client: What Every Therapist Should Consider
Navigating Client Dismissal: A Guide for Therapists At some point in their careers, most therapists will face the difficult task of ending a therapeutic relationship. There can be many [...]
What You Need to Know About Cell Phones in Treatment Rooms
Cell phones are a very important tool that a massage or manual osteopathic therapist can leverage in their practice. They can prove to be extremely helpful in being able to [...]
Buyer’s Beware! – Things to Know about CEC Courses
As we enter the first year of our CEC cycle, we know that many of you are gearing up to get your CEC’s completed well before the December 31, 2027 [...]
Legal Guard – CMMOTA Member Access to Legal Advice
Legal Guard® Information Service is a support that is provided to CMMOTA members through the professional liability insurance package that is obtained through our CMMOTA insurance broker. Legal Guard® [...]