Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 5 › Subtitle 65 - BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY EXAMINERS › Chapter 10.65.01 - General Regulations › Section 10.65.01.04 - 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) "Board" means the State Board of Massage
				  Therapy Examiners.
(2) "Custodian
				  of records" means an individual designated by the Board who:
(a) Is responsible for the security, storage,
				  dissemination, and destruction of records; and
(b) Complies with:
(i) General Provisions Article, Title 4,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland;
(ii)
				  Health Occupations Article, Title 6, Annotated Code of Maryland; and
(iii) This subtitle.
(3) "Health care setting" has the
				  meaning stated in Health-Occupations Article, §6-101(c), Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
(4) "License" means the
				  document issued by the Board to an individual qualified to practice massage
				  therapy.
(5) "Licensed massage
				  therapist (LMT)" means an individual who is licensed by the Board to practice
				  massage therapy.
(6) "Licensee"
				  means, unless the context requires otherwise, a licensed massage therapist or a
				  registered massage practitioner authorized by the Board to practice massage
				  therapy.
(7) Massage Therapy.
(a) "Massage therapy" means the use of manual
				  techniques on soft tissues of the human body including stroking, kneading,
				  tapping, stretching, compression, vibration, and friction.
(b) "Massage therapy" includes massage,
				  myotherapy, and synonyms or derivatives of these terms, with or without the aid
				  of:
(i) Cold packs;
(ii) Nonlegend topical applications;
				  or
(iii) Heat limited to hot packs
				  and heating pads.
(c)
				  "Massage therapy" does not include the:
(i)
				  Diagnosis of illness, disease, or injury;
(ii) Adjustment, manipulation, or
				  mobilization of any of the articulations of the osseous structures of the body
				  or spine; or
(iii) Laying on of
				  hands, consisting of pressure or movement, with the exception of such
				  techniques described in §B(7)(a) of this regulation on a fully clothed
				  individual to specifically affect the electromagnetic energy or energetic field
				  of the human body.
(8) "Massage therapy education program" means
				  a course of study that prepares individuals in subjects related to the
				  knowledge, techniques, skills, and abilities used in the practice of massage
				  therapy.
(9) "Practice massage
				  therapy" means to engage professionally and for compensation in massage
				  therapy.
(10) "Registered massage
				  practitioner (RMP) or registrant" means an individual who is registered by the
				  Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care
				  setting.
(11) "Registration"
				  means, unless the context requires otherwise, a document issued by the Board to
				  practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care
				  setting.
(12) "Research" means a
				  curriculum component that systematically investigates and validates massage
				  therapy techniques based on sources and data to provide successful outcomes for
				  clients.
(13) "State Board of
				  Massage Therapy Examiners Jurisprudence Examination" means the test developed
				  by the Board to assess an applicant's knowledge of the statute and regulations
				  governing massage therapy in the State.