(E) "HEALTH CARE FACILITY" HAS THE MEANING STATED IN § 19-101(F) OF
THE HEALTH - GENERAL ARTICLE.

(e) (F) "Massage Therapy Advisory Committee" means the Committee
established under § 3-5A-04 of this subtitle.

(f) (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; or

(ii) The adjustment, manipulation, or mobilization of any of the
articulations of the osseous structures of the body or spine.

(3) 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.

(g) (H) "Practice massage therapy" means to engage professionally and for
compensation in massage therapy [while representing oneself to be a certified
massage therapist].

(I) "PRACTICE NON-THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE THERAPY" MEANS TO ENGAGE
PROFESSIONALLY AND FOR COMPENSATION IN MASSAGE THERAPY IN A SETTING
THAT IS NOT A HEALTH CARE FACILITY.

(J) "REGISTRATION" MEANS, UNLESS THE CONTEXT REQUIRES OTHERWISE, A
REGISTRATION ISSUED BY THE BOARD TO PRACTICE NON-THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE
THERAPY.

(K) "REGISTERED MASSAGE TECHNICIAN PRACTITIONER" MEANS AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO IS REGISTERED BY THE BOARD TO PRACTICE NON-THERAPEUTIC
MASSAGE THERAPY.

3-5A-02.

The Board shall adopt regulations for the:

(1) [certification] CERTIFICATION and practice of massage therapists;

AND

(2) REGISTRATION AND PRACTICE OF MASSAGE TECHNICIANS
PRACTITIONERS.