Section 328-H:2 Definitions.
In this chapter:
I. ""Applicant'' means a person who has submitted to the department an application for a license pursuant to this chapter.
II. ""Board'' means the advisory board of reflexology, structural integration, and Asian bodywork therapy.
III. ""Commissioner'' means the commissioner of the department of health and human services or his or her designee.
IV. ""Department'' means the department of health and human services.
V. ""Licensee'' means a person to whom a license has been issued pursuant to this chapter.
VI. ""Practice'' means the application of a system of structured touch therapies which includes reflexology, structural integration, or Asian bodywork therapy.
VII. ""Practitioner'' means a person who practices touch therapies for compensation. These practitioners include:
(a) Reflexologists who hold current certification from the American Reflexology Certification Board; or
(b) Structural integrators who hold current certification from the International Association of Structural Integrators or the Rolf Institute; or
(c) Asian bodywork therapists who hold current certification as a diplomate in Asian bodywork therapy from the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM); or
(d) Any of the above practitioners who hold current certification from an entity approved by the commissioner.
Source. 2009, 67:1, eff. Aug. 8, 2009.