Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-3-.12

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 532-X-3-.12 - [Effective 1/7/2025] Prohibited Activities

(1) A massage therapist may not administer, dispense, or prescribe drugs, or engage in the practice of medicine in any manner including, but not limited to, nutrition, diagnosing or prescribing drugs for mental, emotional, or physical disease, illness, or injury.

(2) A massage therapist may not advertise or offer to perform services on any sexually explicit website or online platform that promotes prostitution, sexually explicit services, or human trafficking.

(3) A massage therapist may not perform massage therapy for a sexually oriented business, shall be subject to all sections of Article 3 of Chapter 12 of Title 13A.

(4) A massage therapist may not advertise or offer to perform services outside the scope of his or her expertise, and education for any client who is ill or has a physical dysfunction, unless the services are performed in conjunction with a licensed physician, physical therapist, or chiropractor.

(5) A massage therapist or massage therapy establishment may not advertise or offer to perform services on any sexually explicit website or online platform that promotes prostitution, sexually explicit services, or human trafficking.

(6) A massage therapist may not perform therapeutic massage on an animal unless the massage therapist has graduated from a nationally approved program and completed at least 100 hours of postgraduate training and education in animal anatomy, pathology, and physiology for the specific type of animal upon which he or she will perform therapeutic massage. A massage therapist shall not commence performing therapeutic massage on an animal until the massage therapist has filed with the board documentation of the education and training required for therapeutic massage on the specific type of animal.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-3-.12

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2024, eff. 11/14/2024.

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2024, eff. 9/20/2024; expires 109 days, 1/7/2025 (Emergency).

Author: Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board

Statutory Authority: § 34-43A-6