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Section 34-43-2 – Legislative Findings and Intent.

Section 34-43-2 Legislative findings and intent. Massage therapy is declared by the Legislature to be a professional therapeutic health service. The Legislature finds that in the practice of massage therapy, there is a necessity to preserve and protect individual life and health, to promote the public interest and welfare by establishing licensure requirements and assuring […]

Section 34-41-11 – Examinations.

Section 34-41-11 Examinations. Annual examinations shall be formulated and conducted by the board at a time and place the board shall determine. The board shall by regulation establish the fee required for examination. (Acts 1995, No. 95-399, p. 820, §11.)

Section 34-43-3 – Definitions.

Section 34-43-3 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) ADVERTISE. Distributing a card, flier, sign, or device to any person or organization, or allowing any sign or marking on any building, radio, television, or by advertising by any other means designed to attract public attention. (2) BOARD. […]

Section 34-41-12 – Issuance of License.

Section 34-41-12 Issuance of license. (a) Upon payment of a license fee the board shall issue a biennial license to any applicant who has satisfactorily met all the requirements of this chapter. Licenses shall show the full name of the licensee, give a serial number, and shall be signed by both the chair and secretary-treasurer […]

Section 34-43-4 – Regulated Activities.

Section 34-43-4 Regulated activities. Except as specifically provided by this chapter, beginning January 1, 1997, no person may do any of the following unless licensed pursuant to this chapter: (1) Advertise that he or she performs therapeutic massage or related touch therapy modalities. (2) Hold himself or herself out to the public as a massage […]

Section 34-41-13 – Certification in Specialty.

Section 34-41-13 Certification in specialty. If, in the opinion of the board, there is a need, in addition to licensing as a professional geologist, for more definitive recognition of geologic expertise, qualified persons may also be eligible for certification in a specialty. Specialties may be created by the board after notice to all Alabama licensed […]

Section 34-43-5 – Exemptions.

Section 34-43-5 Exemptions. (a) The following persons, offices, or establishments shall be exempt from this chapter: (1) A student of massage therapy who is rendering massage therapy services under the supervision of a licensed massage therapy instructor, or any other supervisory arrangement recognized and approved by the board, including, but not limited to, a temporary […]

Section 34-41-14 – Seal.

Section 34-41-14 Seal. (a) Each geologist, upon the issuance of a license, shall obtain from the secretary-treasurer of the board or his or her designee, at a cost prescribed by the board, a seal of the design authorized by the board bearing the name of the licensee and the legend “Licensed Professional Geologist – State […]

Section 34-43-6 – Alabama Board of Massage Therapy.

Section 34-43-6 Alabama Board of Massage Therapy. (a) There is created the Alabama Board of Massage Therapy. The purpose of the board is to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by ensuring that licensed massage therapists, massage therapy schools, and massage therapy instructors meet prescribed standards of education, competency, and practice. To […]

Section 34-40-16 – Supervision Required in Physical Therapy Clinic.

Section 34-40-16 Supervision required in physical therapy clinic. An athletic trainer employed in a physical therapy clinic shall work under the administrative supervision of a physical therapist in the context of an employer/employee relationship. The authority of the physical therapist may not supersede the authority of the physician regarding treatment, in accordance with physician supervision […]