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List of states and countries requiring licensing for CST practitioners.

Alaska
https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/MAS_Statutes.pdf

Sec. 08.61.100. Definitions. In this chapter,

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"practice of massage therapy" means the provision, for compensation, of a service involving the systematic

manipulation and treatment of the soft tissues, including the muscular and connective tissues of the human body, to enhance the functions of those tissues and promote relaxation and well-being; in this paragraph, "manipulation and treatment"

(A) includes manual techniques applied with the intent to physically affect local soft tissues, such as pressure, friction, stroking, percussion, kneading, vibration, muscular assessment by palpation, range of motion for purposes of demonstrating muscle exertion for muscle flexibility, nonspecific stretching, and application of superficial heat, cold, water, lubricants, or salts;

Under exceptions:

Sec. 08.61.080. Exceptions to application of chapter. This chapter does not apply to a

(1) person licensed in the state under a statute outside this chapter who performs massage therapy within the scope of practice for which the person's license was issued;

(7) person only performing techniques that involve resting the hands on the surface of the body of another person without delivering pressure to or manipulating the person's soft tissues;

craniosacral therapy does manipulate tissue and thus not exempt.