North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 30 - MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPY › Section .0100 - ORGANIZATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 30 .0102 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
In addition to the definitions set forth in
				  G.S.
				  90-622(1) through (5), the
				  following definitions apply:
(1)
				Classroom hours of supervised instruction. -- Student learning activities in a
				training program that is conducted in the physical presence of an instructor
				who meets the qualifications of Rule .0612.
(2) Generally accepted psychometric
				principles and standards. -- Standards for Educational and Psychological
				Testing (1999, American Psychological Association, American Educational
				Research Association, National Council on Measurement in Education), and
				Principles of Fairness: An Examining Guide for Credentialing Boards (Revised
				2002, Council on Licensure, Enforcement, and Regulation, National Organization
				for Competency Assurance) which are hereby incorporated by reference, including
				subsequent amendments and editions. Copies of the standards may be obtained
				from The American Psychological Association at 750 First Street, NE,
				Washington, DC 20002-4242 or online at
http://www.apa.org/science/standards.html
.
(3) Gross negligence. -- The intentional
				failure to perform a manifest duty in reckless disregard of the consequences as
				affecting the life or property of another.
(4) Incompetency. -- Conduct that evidences a
				lack of ability, fitness or knowledge to apply principles or skills of the
				profession of massage and bodywork therapy.
(5) Licensee. -- A person who holds a valid
				license issued by the Board to engage in the practice of massage and bodywork
				therapy.
(6) Malpractice. --
				Conduct in variance with the Standards of Practice set forth in Section .0500
				that results in harm to a client or that endangers the health or safety of a
				client.
(7) Place of business. --
				The primary street location where the licensee provides massage and bodywork
				therapy. If the licensee provides massage and bodywork therapy only at the
				location of clients, then it shall be the residence street address of the
				licensee.
(8) Practice Act. --
				Article 36, Chapter 90 of the North Carolina General Statutes: The North
				Carolina Massage and Bodywork Therapy Practice Act.
(9) Reciprocity. -- Pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-630, a provision which shall apply to
				practitioners of massage and bodywork therapy qualified pursuant to Rule .0304
				who reside outside the State.
(10)
				Therapeutic, educational, or relaxation purposes. -- Pursuant to
				G.S.
				90-622(3), that which is
				intended to positively affect the health and well-being of the client, and that
				does not include sexual activity, as defined in Rule .0508.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90-622;
				  90-626(9);
Temporary Adoption Eff. February 15, 2000;
Eff. April 1,
				  2001;
Amended Eff. September 1, 2008; September 2,
				  2005;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. November 12,
				  2014.