152C.9 - EXEMPTIONS.
152C.9 EXEMPTIONS.
This chapter shall not apply to the following persons:
1. Persons who are licensed to practice medicine or surgery,
osteopathic medicine and surgery, chiropractic, cosmetology arts and
sciences, or podiatry in this state; or athletic trainers,
technicians, nurses, occupational therapists, physical therapists, or
physician assistants licensed, certified, or registered in this state
or acting under the prescription or supervision of a person licensed
to practice medicine or surgery or osteopathic medicine and surgery
in this state.
2. Persons who are licensed, registered, or certified in another
state, territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country when
incidentally present in this state to teach a course of instruction
related to massage and bodywork therapy or to consult with a person
licensed under subtitle 3 of this title.
3. Students enrolled in a program recognized by the board while
completing a clinical requirement for graduation performed under the
supervision of a person licensed under subtitle 3 of this title.
4. Persons giving massage and bodywork to members of their
immediate family.
5. Persons practicing reflexology.
6. Persons engaged within the scope of practice of a profession
with established standards and ethics utilizing touch, words, and
directed movement to deepen awareness of existing patterns of
movement in the body as well as to suggest new possibilities of
movement, provided that the practices performed or services rendered
are not designated or implied to be massage therapy. Such practices
include, but are not limited to, the Feldenkrais method, the Trager
approach, and mind-body centering.
7. Persons engaged within the scope of practice of a profession
with established standards and ethics in which touch is limited to
that which is essential for palpitation and affectation of the human
energy system, provided that the practices performed or services
rendered are not designated or implied to be massage therapy.
8. Persons incidentally present in this state to provide services
as part of an emergency response team working in conjunction with
disaster relief officials. Section History: Recent Form
2004 Acts, ch 1065, §3; 2008 Acts, ch 1088, §141