N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37A-1.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:37A-1.1 - Purpose

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to implement the provisions of P.L. 2007, c. 337 (N.J.S.A. 45:11-53 et seq.), which created the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy.

(b) This chapter shall apply to all applicants who seek licensure by the Board as a massage and bodywork therapist and to all persons who are licensed by the Board as massage and bodywork therapists in this State.

(c) This chapter does not apply to any person who is:

1. Licensed to practice in this State under any other law and is practicing or using titles consistent with the practice for which he or she is licensed;

2. A student enrolled in a program of massage and bodywork therapies, which meets the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:37A-2.1 when that student is performing massage and bodywork therapies that are necessary to his or her course of study;

3. Licensed, certified, or registered to practice massage and bodywork therapy in another state or the District of Columbia if that person is performing massage and bodywork therapy in this State for 45 days or less in a calendar year and no more than 30 days in any 60 consecutive-day period;

4. Manipulating the soft tissue of the human body contained on hands, feet, or ears, as long as the client receiving such services does not remove any clothing other than shoes or socks;

5. A teacher who is demonstrating massage and bodywork techniques while teaching a class or workshop. If such a teacher is a resident of a state or possession of the United States, which requires a license in order to practice massage and bodywork therapies, or is a resident of the District of Columbia, he or she shall be licensed in that state or possession or in the District of Columbia; and

6. Using touch, words, and directed movement to deepen awareness of existing patterns of movement in the body, or to suggest new possibilities of movement provided that these services are not designated or implied to be massage and bodywork therapy and the client receiving such services is fully clothed.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37A-1.1