§ 6-101. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 6-101
§ 6-101. Definitions
(c) “Health care setting” means:
(d) “License” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued by the Board to practice massage therapy.
(e) “Licensed massage therapist” means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice massage therapy.
(f)(1) “Massage therapy” means the use of manual techniques on soft tissues of the human body including stroking, kneading, 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.
(g) “Practice massage therapy” means to engage professionally and for compensation in massage therapy.
(h) “Registered massage practitioner” means an individual who is registered by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting.
(i) “Registration” means, unless the context requires otherwise, a registration issued by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting.
Credits
Added by Acts 2016, c. 739, § 3, eff. Oct. 1, 2016. Amended by Acts 2021, c. 491, § 1, eff. Oct 1, 2021; Acts 2021, c. 492, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2021; Acts 2022, c. 705, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2022, c. 706, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 329, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 330, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 6-101, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 6-101
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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