​The Massage Therapy Practice Act was enacted in 1997 and subsequently revised in 1999. It originally established a Massage Therapy Advisory Committee (MTAC) composed of six members to review and recommend massage related issues to the Board of Chiropractic Examiners. In 2008, the Legislature abolished the MTAC and statutorily reconfigured (the “Board”) as the joint, Maryland State Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners. In 2016, the Legislature abolished the joint Board and statutorily established the Maryland State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners (BOMTE).​