Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 65 - BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.65.11 - Curriculum Approval › Section 10.65.11.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this
				  chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Approval" means the status granted to a
				  massage therapy education program that is in compliance with the regulations of
				  the Board.
(2) "Board-recognized
				  massage therapy accreditation agency (BRMTA)" means an institutional
				  accreditation agency recognized by the United States Department of Education
				  (USDOE).
(3) "Clinical faculty"
				  means a clinical faculty member of a program who is licensed or registered to
				  practice massage therapy in the State of Maryland.
(4) Clinical Learning Experience.
(a) "Clinical learning experience" means
				  faculty planned and guided learning activities designed to assist students to:
(i) Meet course objectives; and
(ii) Apply massage therapy knowledge and
				  skills in the direct care of clients.
(b) "Clinical learning experience" includes:
(i) Direct care of clients within the
				  relevant practice setting; and
(ii)
				  Clinical support activities such as student clinics.
(5) "Conditional approval" means a
				  limited-time status that:
(a) Is imposed by
				  the Board if the Board finds evidence that the curriculum has failed to meet or
				  maintain the regulations or requirements, or both, set by the Board;
				  and
(b) Allows the curriculum to
				  continue to operate subject to the curriculum conforming to the Board's
				  requirements and recommendations within a time period set by the
				  Board.
(6) "Controlling
				  institution" means an organization that offers a massage therapy education
				  curriculum.
(7) "Cooperating
				  clinical entity" means an entity that provides the facilities and clinical
				  resources for clinical learning experiences in massage therapy, with the
				  massage therapy faculty or the clinical massage therapy faculty of the program
				  responsible for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of these
				  experiences.
(8) "Endorsement"
				  means having a curriculum approved by:
(a)
				  COMTA; or
(b) An equivalent entity
				  that accredits both institutions of higher education and programs offering
				  instruction in massage therapy.
(9) "Initial approval" means the approval
				  period from the first admission of massage therapy students to the program
				  through the first full implementation of the curriculum and
				  graduation.
(10) "Licensed massage
				  therapist" means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice massage
				  therapy.
(11) "Massage therapy
				  faculty" means an individual who is employed to teach the practice of massage
				  therapy full-time or part-time in a massage therapy education
				  program.
(12) "MBLEx" means the
				  Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination, a national entry-level licensure
				  exam, governed and administered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy
				  Boards (FSMTB).
(13) "MHEC" means
				  Maryland Higher Education Commission.
(14) Program.
(a) "Program" means a massage therapy
				  educational program.
(b) "Program"
				  includes:
(i) A college; or
(ii) A school.
(15) "Regional massage therapy education
				  accrediting agency" means an accrediting agency that operates in a specific
				  geographic region of the United States and accredits post-secondary
				  institutions and primary and secondary schools.
(16) "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.
(17) "USDOE" means the United States
				  Department of Education.