§ 23-20.8-1. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) “Board” means the Rhode Island State Board of Licensed Massage Therapists as established within this chapter. (2) “Body works” and “body-works services” means body rubs, body stimulation, manipulation, or conditioning of any part or parts of the body, spa services, and spa treatments performed by any […]
§ 23-20.8-10. Enforcement. Except for the provisions of § 23-20.8-11 this chapter shall be enforced by the director of health or any city or town licensing authority. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 230, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-58-10; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-20.8-10; P.L. 1998, ch. 273, § 2; […]
§ 23-20.8-11. Penalties. (a) Any person who practices massage therapy or acts in any capacity where a license is required by this chapter, without a license provided for in this chapter, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) Any owner, operator, manager, or licensee in charge of or in control of a massage therapy practice […]
§ 23-20.8-2. Repealed.
§ 23-20.8-2.1. Board of massage therapists. (a) Within the division of professional regulation of the department of health, there shall be a Rhode Island state board of licensed massage therapists appointed by the director of the department of health with the approval of the governor. Composition of board members: The board shall consist of seven […]
§ 23-20.8-3. Practice of massage therapy — License required — Use of title limited — Qualifications for licenses continuing education — Fees. (a) A person shall not practice, or hold himself or herself out to others as practicing massage therapy, or as a massage therapist, without first receiving from the board a license to engage […]
§ 23-20.8-4. Board of massage therapists — Powers and duties. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the board shall have the authority to implement, interpret, and enforce this statute including, but not limited to, the authority to: (1) Adopt rules and regulations governing the licensure of massage therapists in a manner consistent with the […]
§ 23-20.8-5. Application for license — Issuance or denial of license — Minimum qualifications. (a) Every person desiring to begin the practice of massage therapy, except exempt persons as provided in this chapter, shall present satisfactory evidence to the division of professional regulation of the department of health that he or she: (1) Is over […]
§ 23-20.8-6. Suspension and revocation of licenses. Whenever the board, or board designee, or any city or town licensing authority, shall have reason to believe or that any person licensed under this chapter to practice massage therapy has been convicted of any sexual offense, or that any person is practicing massage in violation of this […]
§ 23-20.8-7. Judicial review of license action. Any person aggrieved by a decision of the board, or board designee, or any city or town licensing authority, refusing to grant an application for a license under this chapter, or suspending or revoking any license already issued, may, within thirty (30) days, exclusive of Sundays and holidays, […]
§ 23-20.8-8. Repealed. History of Section.P.L. 1978, ch. 230, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-58-8; P.L. 1979, ch. 39, § 1; G.L. 1956, § 23-20.8-8; P.L. 1998, ch. 273, § 2; Repealed by P.L. 2013, ch. 165, § 4, effective July 11, 2013; P.L. 2013, ch. 222, § 4, effective July 11, 2013.
§ 23-20.8-9. Persons exempt. Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit: (1) A person who is otherwise licensed, certified, or registered in accordance with the general laws of Rhode Island, from performing service within his or her authorized scope of practice and who does not hold himself/herself out to be a massage therapist. (2) A […]
