§ 5312. Issuance and renewal of licenses; certification.
§ 5312. Issuance and renewal of licenses; certification. (a) The Board shall issue a license or certificate to each applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter for licensure as a massage and bodywork therapist or certification as a massage technician and who pays the fee established under § 5311 of this title. (b) Each […]
§ 5313. Grounds for discipline.
§ 5313. Grounds for discipline. (a) A practitioner licensed or certified under this chapter shall be subject to disciplinary actions set forth in § 5315 of this title, if, after a hearing, the Board finds that the massage and bodywork therapist or massage technician: (1) Has employed or knowingly cooperated in fraud or material deception […]
§ 5314. Complaints.
§ 5314. Complaints. (a) A practitioner or member of the public desiring to file a complaint against a practitioner or licensee, massage establishment, or certificate holder regulated by the Board shall file a written complaint with the Division of Professional Regulation. All complaints shall be received and investigated by the Division in accordance with the […]
§ 5315. Disciplinary sanctions.
§ 5315. Disciplinary sanctions. (a) The Board may impose any of the following sanctions, singly or in combination, when it finds that any of the conditions or violations set forth in § 5313 of this title applies to a practitioner regulated by this chapter. (1) Issue a letter of reprimand; (2) Place a practitioner on […]
§ 5316. Hearing procedures.
§ 5316. Hearing procedures. (a) If a complaint is filed with the Board pursuant to § 8735 of Title 29, alleging violation of § 5313 of this title, the Board shall set a time and place to conduct a hearing on the complaint. Notice of the hearing shall be given and the hearing conducted in […]
§ 5317. Penalties.
§ 5317. Penalties. (a) A person not currently licensed as a massage or bodywork therapist or certified as a massage technician under this chapter, when guilty of engaging in the practice of massage or bodywork therapy or of practicing as a massage technician, or using in connection with the practitioner’s own name, or otherwise assuming […]
§ 5318. Practice of massage and bodywork on minors.
§ 5318. Practice of massage and bodywork on minors. (a) A parent or legal guardian shall be present when a person licensed or certified to practice massage and bodywork under this chapter provides services to a minor, regardless of the sex of the licensed or certified person and minor. The minor may decline the presence […]
§ 5303. Board of Massage and Bodywork; appointments; qualifications; term; vacancies; suspension or removal; unexcused absences; compensation.
§ 5303. Board of Massage and Bodywork; appointments; qualifications; term; vacancies; suspension or removal; unexcused absences; compensation. (a) There is created a state Board of Massage and Bodywork, which shall administer and enforce this chapter. (b) The Board shall consist of 7 members appointed by the Governor, who are residents of this State: 4 professional […]
§ 5319. Qualifications of applicants for massage establishments.
§ 5319. Qualifications of applicants for massage establishments. (a) All massage establishments must be licensed pursuant to this chapter. Applications for licensure shall be submitted together with the required fees set by the Division of Professional Regulation. (b) An application for massage establishment licensure shall identify the professional-in-charge and shall include notarized acknowledgement by the […]
§ 5301. Objectives.
§ 5301. Objectives. The primary objective of the Board of Massage and Bodywork, to which all other objectives and purposes are secondary, is to protect the general public, specifically those persons who are the direct recipients of services regulated by this chapter, from unsafe practices and from occupational practices which tend to reduce competition or […]