There has been much confusion about the Maryland State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners' requirement for trade name approval by Massage Therapists. Here is clarification on the trade name issue. Every Maryland RMP or LMT must get trade name approval from the board unless they are working for someone else. This is a separate approval from the one you may have received for your business name from the State of Maryland Department of Assessments and Taxation in Annapolis.
Even though the current regulations do not specifically say that you must do so, it is the Board's policy not to approve any trade name that does not include the words Massage or LMT, or RMP in the trade name. See the following examples for what does and does not work. Even though it may be argued that your personal name is not a trade name, it is simply your name, the board still requires you to submit a trade name application unless you are working for someone else (ie a chiropractor's office or massage therapy center.)
Here is what works:
Here is what does not work and will be disapproved:
Here is the Link for the trade name application: http://mdmassage.org/forms/trade.pdf
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