Keeping massages on the up-and-up

Posted on October 21, 2016

By RFD Radio

SPRINGFIELD – A number of people think it’s a relaxing way to spend an hour or so but the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation wants to make sure it’s also legal.

If you get a massage in the state the individual giving it is supposed to be a licensed therapist. It ensures proper training and a fingerprint background check. The effort said Terry Horstman with IDPFR is to cut down on possible criminal activity.

“We have seen instances of unlicensed practices of massage therapy and in some instances it’s been linked to dangerous criminal activity such as human trafficking and prostitution,”  Hosrtman said. “We’ve seen that on a national level.”

Newly issued licenses now contain a QR code so you can check the legitimacy of the license with your smart phone.

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