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Escrow Chapter Oversight and Professional Standards

The Escrow Chapter operates as a structured oversight body dedicated to maintaining professional accountability, ethical compliance, and operational integrity within the massage therapy profession. Established to respond to growing concerns around practitioner verification, liability exposure, and trust between providers and clients, the chapter has evolved into a nationally respected framework for standards enforcement and professional assurance.

Originally developed to address challenges associated with malpractice coverage and practitioner credibility, the program expanded beyond its initial regional scope to serve professionals across the United States. Today, it functions as a reliable and cost-effective model for safeguarding professional practice while supporting long-term industry stability.

The chapter’s standards framework is supported by Allied Professionals Insurance Company, a Risk Retention Group, Inc., a recognized leader in liability coverage for alternative health care professionals. Allied maintains strong financial stability ratings, including A Prime Unsurpassed from Demotech and A Minus Excellent from AM Best. Beyond financial strength, their team brings extensive experience in claims support, legal guidance, and practitioner protection, reinforcing the chapter’s commitment to dependa...

Core Values

Objective

Our primary objective is to establish and preserve a secure and transparent environment where massage therapy professionals and clients can engage with confidence. This is achieved through a structured verification process that confirms practitioner credentials through recognized industry bodies such as the American Massage Therapy Association and the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, while ensuring clients meet established trust and verification requirements through ch...

Purpose

The Escrow Chapter exists to uphold professional standards, protect ethical practice, and reinforce public trust within the massage therapy industry. Through consistent oversight, credential verification, and adherence to recognized professional benchmarks, the chapter ensures accountability, confidence, and peace of mind for all parties involved.

Benefits