My massage practitioner application has been approved by the State, what is my title?

There appears to be some confusion about titling here in Indiana. You apply for a License to be approved as a Certified Massage Therapist. A State License is issued (just as for any other recognized profession) however your professional title is CMT, Certified Massage Therapist. Not LMT or Licensed Massage Therapist as some practitioners have assumed. Also, municipalities do have the right to require you to adhere to their ordinances or zoning requirements.

To report a suspected violation of Indiana CMT Law

If there is a practitioner in your area claiming to be a Certified Massage Therapist or performing massage therapy, and you wish to file a complaint, please contact the Indiana Attorney General’s office. You must file a complaint as AMTA Indiana cannot do this on your behalf. A complaint may also be filed if someone has sustained what they feel is a violation of the Rules and Regulations of Practice for Massage Therapists (read at www.in.gov/pla/massage.html)

The website for the AG office is www.in.gov/attorneygeneral/consumer

You can file a consumer complaint with the Office of the Attorney General online or by filling out a printable form. Regardless of whether you're filing a complaint online or using the printable form, you must complete, print, sign and mail the complaint form, along with copies (please do NOT send them your originals), of all relevant supporting documentation to the following address:

Consumer Protection Division
Office of the Indiana Attorney General
302 W. Washington St., 5th Floor
Indianapolis, IN 46204

You can also request a complaint form by calling 1.800.382.5516 or 317.232.6330.