Section 6-306.2 – Placing Practitioners on Inactive Status — Reactivation of License or Registration
(a) The Board shall place a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner on inactive status if the licensee or registration holder submits to the Board: (1) An application for inactive status on the form required by the Board; and (2) The inactive status fee set by the Board. (b) A licensed massage therapist or a registered massage practitioner […]
Section 6-602 – Termination of Title
Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act, this title and all regulations adopted under this title shall terminate and be of no effect after July 1, 2026.
Section 6-307 – Surrender of License
(a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of a license or registration of a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner, a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner may not surrender the license or registration nor may the license or registration lapse by operation of law while a licensed massage therapist or registered […]
Section 6-308 – Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 6–309 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license or registration to an applicant, reprimand a licensee or registration holder, place any licensee or registration holder on probation, or suspend or revoke the license of a licensee or the registration of a registration holder if the applicant, […]
Section 6-309 – Hearing
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 6–308 of this subtitle, the Board shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (b) The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative […]
Section 6-310 – Judicial Review
(a) Except as provided in this section for an action under § 6–308 of this subtitle, any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act, may petition for judicial review as allowed by the Administrative Procedure Act. (b) Any person aggrieved by a final decision […]
Section 6-311 – Injunctions
(a) An action may be maintained in the name of the State or the Board to enjoin: (1) The unauthorized practice of massage therapy; or (2) Conduct that is a ground for disciplinary action under § 6–308 of this subtitle. (b) An action under this section may be brought by: (1) The Board in its own name; (2) The Attorney General, […]
Section 6-401 – Advertising and Solicitation
(a) The Board shall adopt regulations to establish standards for advertising or soliciting by licensed massage therapists or registered massage practitioners. (b) For purposes of this section, the mailing of notices to patients to inform them of times for periodic appointments is not advertising or soliciting. (c) A licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner may use a […]
Section 6-402 – Referrals to Unlicensed Therapists Prohibited
A health care provider who is licensed or certified under this article may not refer patients to an individual who is not a licensed massage therapist.
Section 6-403 – Reimbursements by Health Insurance Entities
This subtitle does not require a nonprofit health service plan, an insurer, a health maintenance organization, or a person acting as a third party administrator to reimburse a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner for any services rendered even though the services are within the scope of practice of the licensed massage therapist or […]