Section 61-12C-3 - Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
61-12C-3. Definitions. (Repealed effective July 1, 2016.)
As used in the Massage Therapy Practice Act:
A. "board" means the massage therapy board;
B. "department" means the regulation and licensing department;
C. "jurisprudence" means the statutes and rules of the state pertaining to the practice of massage therapy;
D. "massage therapist" means a person licensed to practice massage therapy pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act;
E. "massage therapy" means the treatment of soft tissues for therapeutic purposes, primarily comfort and relief of pain; it is a health care service that includes gliding, kneading, percussion, compression, vibration, friction, nerve strokes, stretching the tissue and exercising the range of motion and may include the use of oils, salt glows, hot or cold packs or hydrotherapy. Synonymous terms for massage therapy include massage, therapeutic massage, body massage, myomassage, bodywork, body rub or any derivation of those terms. "Massage therapy" does not include the diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease or any service or procedure for which a license to practice medicine, nursing, chiropractic, physical therapy, occupational therapy, acupuncture or podiatry is required by law; and
F. "massage therapy school" means a facility providing an educational program in massage therapy that is registered with the board.