07/09/2025
We have exciting news for Reiki Legislation!
A public hearing for a Safe Harbor Practitioner Exemption bill H.2504/S.1481 An Act providing for consumer access to and the right to practice complementary and alternative health care services has been scheduled for this Monday July 14, 2025 @ 10:00 a.m. EDT.
We are requesting the LRMT's, your students and clients to submit written testimony to help get these bills passed. For several years now there has been an affront on Reiki and other complementary energy healing practices in Massachusetts led by state senator Mark Montigny in an attempt to license Reiki. If the safe harbor bill gets passed first, it would set a precedent and likely prevent these bills from popping up again in the future. It also helps ALL states who do not have a safe harbor bill currently. The more we get passed, the easier it will be to get help enact them elsewhere. There are currently only 11 states with safe harbor bills now.
Please Take Action:
You do not have to live in MA to submit written testimony. It only takes a few minutes!
To Submit Written Testimony: Please include โPublic Health Committee Testimony, Bill โH2504/S.1471โ in the subject line of the email, as well as your name, address, phone number, and organization, if any.
Written testimony will continue to be accepted after the hearing until the relevant bill is acted upon. Such testimony may be submitted via email to JointCommittee.PublicHealth@malegislature.gov.
Those who plan to submit only written testimony may do so before or after the 14th, but the sooner the better.
See below for an example template to get you started on testimony.
Example Template To Help Write Your Testimony
(Month) (Day) (Year)
The Joint Committee on Public Health
The State House
24 Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02133
RE: Testimony in Support of H.2504 and S.1471, An Act Providing for Consumer Access and the Right to Practice Complementary and Alternative Health Care Services
Dear Chairs and Members of the Committee:
My name is (your first and last name) and I am a (Reiki practitioner, teacher or client) who resides in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
(Do not add where you reside if you do not live or work in MA. Please note, that anyone in the US can join in writing a letter of support).
State why you support protecting unlicensed alternative and complementary health practitioners. Include a personal story, perhaps how you or someone you know benefited from Reiki.
Example:
I want to voice my strong support for H.2504 and S.1471, as this law will protect existing complementary and holistic practitioners in Massachusetts and encourage new healers to set up practices, bringing more revenue to the Commonwealth.
(Insert a brief personal story, or how Reiki has benefited yourself and/or your clients.)
Please vote yes on H.2504 and S.1471. Thank you for your time and consideration of this issue.
Sincerely,
Print your name
Street address
Town/City
