CT HB06243

Allows unlicensed yoga teachers registered with the Yoga Alliance Registry who have completed 200 hours of Thai yoga training to advertise "Thai yoga" services without a massage therapy license.

Exempts Thai yoga (as defined above) from the definition of massage therapy, preventing it from falling under massage therapy licensing requirements.

Requires licensed massage therapists to include their license number in any advertisements for massage therapy services in newspapers, telephone directories, or other advertising media.

Prohibits unlicensed individuals from advertising massage therapy services using terms such as "massage," "Thai massage," "Thai yoga massage," "shiatsu," or "acupressure," except for the Thai yoga exemption.

Effective October 1, 2013.