3-5A-03.

(a) (1) The Board shall set reasonable fees for the issuance and renewal of
certificates AND REGISTRATIONS and the other services it provides to massage
therapists.

(2) The fees charged shall be set so as to produce funds to approximate
the cost of maintaining the certification program, REGISTRATION PROGRAM, and
the other services provided to massage therapists.

(b) (1) The Board shall pay all fees collected under the provisions of this
subtitle to the Comptroller of the State.

(2) The Comptroller shall distribute all fees to the State Board of
Chiropractic Examiners Fund established under § 3-206 of this title.

(c) The fees shall be used exclusively to cover the actual documented direct
and indirect costs of fulfilling the statutory and regulatory duties of the Board as
provided by the provisions of this subtitle.

3-5A-04.  

(a) (1) There is a Massage Therapy Advisory Committee within the Board.

(2) The Committee shall consist of six members appointed by the Board.

(3) Of the six members:

(i) Two shall be licensed chiropractors; and

(ii) Four shall be certified massage therapists.

(b) In addition to the powers and duties set forth elsewhere in this subtitle,
the Advisory Committee shall:

(1) Develop and recommend to the Board regulations to carry out the
provisions of this subtitle;

(2) Develop and recommend to the Board a code of ethics for the practice
of massage therapy for adoption by the Board;

(3) Develop and recommend to the Board the requirements for:

(I) [certification] CERTIFICATION as a massage therapist; AND

(II) REGISTRATION AS A MASSAGE TECHNICIAN PRACTITIONER;

(4) Evaluate the credentials of applicants and recommend to the Board
certification of applicants who fulfill the requirements for:

(I) [a] A certificate to practice massage therapy; OR

(II) A REGISTRATION TO PRACTICE NON-THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE

THERAPY;