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ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor Ch. 327
SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:
Article - Health Occupations
3-5A-01.
(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b) "Board" means the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners.
(c) "Certificate" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a certificate
issued by the Board to practice massage therapy.
(d) "Certified massage therapist" means an individual who is certified by the
Board to practice massage therapy.
(e) "Health care facility" has the meaning stated in § 19-114(d) of the Health
- General Article.
(f) "Massage Therapy Advisory Committee" means the Committee established
under § 3-5A-04 of this subtitle.
(g) (1) "Massage therapy" means the use of manual techniques on soft
tissues of the human body including effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading),
tapotement (tapping), stretching, compression, vibration, and friction, with or
without the aid of heat limited to hot packs and heating pads, cold water, or
nonlegend topical applications, for the purpose of improving circulation, enhancing
muscle relaxation, relieving muscular pain, reducing stress, or promoting health and
well-being.
(2) "Massage therapy" does not include:
(i) The diagnosis or treatment of illness, disease, or injury;
(ii) The adjustment, manipulation, or mobilization of any of the
articulations of the osseous structures of the body or spine; or
(iii) The laying on of hands, consisting of pressure or movement on a
fully clothed individual, to specifically affect the electromagnetic energy or energetic
field of the human body.
(3) In paragraph (2)(iii) of this subsection, "fully clothed" does not
require the wearing of footwear.
(4) The provisions of paragraph (2) of this subsection do not preclude the
application of the modalities described in paragraph (1) of this subsection to an
individual who has an injury.
(h) "Practice massage therapy" means to engage professionally and for
compensation in massage therapy.
(i) "Practice non-therapeutic massage" means to engage professionally and
for compensation in massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care facility.
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