Your Communicator 2021 IN TOUCH AMTA-KY Winter Newsletter

Winter 2021 Volume 27, Issue 2

In Touch

The Newsletter of the

American Massage Therapy Association

Kentucky Chapter

A Message From Your KY Chapter President

Caren McCarty

Happy New Year! I hope everyone is staying Healthy and Happy. I know 2020 was a rough year for many of us and staying positive has been a challenge. In light of current National events, I am encouraged that 2021 will bring us all new hope, knowing that one day soon, this will all be behind us.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, AMTA National has cancelled all face to face meetings through May, 2021. (This is being done to keep us all safe.) Unfortunately, this means we WILL NOT have our Annual Education Conference in 2021. Usually, we hold our Annual Business Meeting at lunch during our Education Conference, but since we cannot meet face to face we will hold our 2021 Business Meeting virtually. For more information see the article titled "Virtual Annual Business Meeting" in this Newsletter below. I hope you will join us. I am looking forward to the new way of communicating and I hope you are too.

So, what can you expect for future AMTA-KY education conferences? I wish I could say when we can meet again. COVID will definitely control that. I want to assure you that the AMTA-KY Board will be working side by side with the education committee to bring you the stellar, face to face education experience you have come to love. In the meantime, if you need to fulfill your CE requirements, please click here to see what options AMTA has for you. AMTA offers a variety of rigorously vetted massage therapy continuing education classes and training, available online. AMTA members save up to 40%! I personally have taken 14 AMTA online CE's in 2020 and I highly recommend them.

Best Regards, Caren

Important News!

JOIN US

For our AMTA-KY

Virtual

2021 Annual Business Meeting

March 20, 2021

11:00am EST

Grab your favorite cup of coffee/tea...stay in your jammies with your favorite blanket...let your favorite pet sit on your lap and JOIN US for our first AMTA-KY Chapter Virtual Annual Business Meeting! We are excited about this opportunity to connect with MORE of our members. We will be sharing the latest AMTA-KY News, reveal the Chapter Election Results, update you on all the latest news from our Government Relations Committee and go over our Chapter Financials. More information will be announced soon. Please watch your email for more information as it becomes available.

ATTENTION: COVID VACCINATIONS FOR LMT'S IN KY

For those that are interested in receiving the COVID Vaccination...this is what we know as of now. Our KY LMT laws do not have us under the definition as a Healthcare Provider. The Governor has stated in his address on 1/4/2021 that the term Healthcare Provider is a very broad definition, giving some of us the assumption that we might fall under this category.

I have asked our lobbyist, Bob Babbage, if he can get a clearer picture of when we, as LMT's, will be eligible to receive the COVID Vaccination. As of 1/5/2021, Bob is in the process of gathering more information for us. As this information comes in, we will send further emails to all members.

Caren McCarty, AMTA-KY President

2021 Elections

"Call for Candidacy" Nakeyae Street,

Online Elections Coordinator

Are you

ORGANIZED/CREATIVE?

Consider running or

encouraging another

AMTA Member

to run for one of AMTA-KY Chapter’s open volunteer positions!

Board Member (Odd Year) 2021-2022

1 Year Term

(Current Board Member was appointed during a 2 year term)

Board Member (Even Year) 2021-2023

2 Year Term

Financial Administrator 2021-2023

2 Year Term

Delegate 2021-2023

2 Year Term

Watch for more information

coming to your email in the next few weeks!

Online Elections Chair 2021

Nakeyae Street

Oec@amtaky.org

Government Relations

Report

Ann Boone,

Government Relations Chair

L&L UPDATE REPORT

12/15/2020

Needless to say, this has been a challenging year on many fronts. Part of the challenge has included moving AMTA’s 2020 massage bill through the legislature. Due to COVID and the resulting government shutdown, the legislature had to set aside our massage bill in favor of being required to pass a one-year state budget by April 5, 2020 (as outlined in the Kentucky state constitution). The bill has been forwarded to the 2021 legislative session, which will be a short session with the requirement to pass a budget once again by the required constitutional deadline of April 15, 2021. Our bill has been pre-filed by...