STATE OF MICHIGAN  
DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
LANSING  
GRETCHEN WHITMER  
GOVERNOR  
ORLENE HAWKS  
DIRECTOR  
MICHIGAN BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY  
JULY 19, 2021, MEETING  
UNAPPROVED MINUTES  
In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, 1976 PA 267, as amended, the Michigan  
Board of Massage Therapy met on July 19, 2021, at 611 West Ottawa Street, Upper-  
Level Conference Room 4, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
CALL TO ORDER  
JT Stout, LMT, Professional Member, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 9:37  
a.m.  
ROLL CALL  
Members Present: JT Stout, LMT, Professional Member, Chairperson  
Jason Bacchus, LMT  
Dana M. Blank, Public Member  
Amanda Corley, Public Member  
Katie Kiter, Public Member  
Amelia Lipovsky, LMT  
Irene Savoyat, LMT, Professional Member  
Members Absent: Kristin L. Brooks, Public Member  
Charlie Franklin, LMT, Professional Member  
Jamel Randall, LMT, Professional Member  
Jodi Wiley, LMT, Vice Chairperson, Professional Member  
Staff Present:  
Laury Brown, Senior Analyst, Compliance Section  
Dena Marks, Senior Policy Analyst, Boards and Committees Section  
Kerry Przybylo, Manager, Boards and Committees Section  
Bridget Smith, Assistant Attorney General  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support, Boards and Committees Section  
ROLL CALL/PUBLIC COMMENT REMINDER  
BUREAU OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSING  
611 W. OTTAWA • P.O. BOX 30670 • LANSING, MICHIGAN 48909  
www.michigan.gov/bpl • 517-241-0199  
LARA is an equal opportunity employer/program  
Michigan Board of Massage Therapy  
Meeting Minutes  
July 19, 2021  
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APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
MOTION by Blank, seconded by Savoyat, to approve the agenda, as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
MOTION by Blank, seconded by Bacchus, to approve the January 4, 2021, meeting  
minutes, as presented.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
REGULATORY CONSIDERATIONS  
None.  
OLD BUSINESS  
None.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Conferee Training  
Smith presented a training titled “Conferee Training 2021.”  
FSMTB Meeting Update  
Stout presented a report provided by Wiley, who attended a Town Hall meeting held by  
FSMTB. The meeting addressed clinical versus apprenticeship programs offered in  
massage therapy schools and the possible problems with them. Michigan is not a state  
that recognizes apprenticeship programs. Discussion indicated that FSMTB’s Matilda  
database provides discipline information on licensees.  
Rules Discussion  
Marks stated that the rules were promulgated on April 1, 2021. She stated that there is  
new legislation, regarding reciprocity for Canadian licensees, that needed to be  
addressed in the rules.  
Michigan Board of Massage Therapy  
Meeting Minutes  
July 19, 2021  
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MOTION by Kiter, seconded by Blank, to open the rules.  
A roll call vote followed:  
Yeas: Bacchus, Blank, Corley, Kiter, Lipovsky, Savoyat, Stout  
Nays: None  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Chair Report  
Stout stated that there were legislative changes coming regarding 1) Misdemeanors  
unrelated to the practice of the profession are not necessarily grounds for loss of license  
and 2) Prostitution, now referred to as commercial sexual activity, is not being prosecuted  
in several counties within the state of Michigan.  
Department Update  
Wysack reminded the board members to check their state email address regularly as it is  
the source of communication with the Department. She explained how to complete the  
travel voucher and the need to register with Sigma for reimbursement.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
Mike Krombeen with the American Massage Therapy Association – Michigan (AMTA),  
stated that he was looking forward to working on the rules with the Board. He stated that  
the AMTA was developing a product for implicit bias training.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held October 4, 2021, at 9:30 a.m. at 611  
W. Ottawa Street, Upper-Level Conference Center Room 3, Lansing, Michigan 48933.  
ADJOURNMENT  
MOTION by Kiter, seconded by Blank, to adjourn the meeting at 12:02 p.m.  
A voice vote followed.  
MOTION PREVAILED  
Minutes approved by the Board on ________________.  
Prepared by:  
Stephanie Wysack, Board Support  
Bureau of Professional Licensing  
July 21, 2021  
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