N.J. Admin. Code § 13:37A-1.2
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings:
"Act" means the Massage and Bodywork Therapist Licensing Act, N.J.S.A. 45:11-53 et seq. and 45:11-68 et seq.
"Board" means the New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy.
"Employer" means a person seeking to obtain individuals to perform services, tasks, or labor for which a salary, wage, or other compensation or benefits are to be paid.
" FSMTB" means the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards.
"License" means the document, issued by the Board, which authorizes a person to practice massage and bodywork therapies pursuant to the Act.
"Licensee" means any person who holds a license from the Board as a massage and bodywork therapist.
"Massage and bodywork therapies" or "massage and bodywork" means systems of activity of structured touch offered or provided to the public that includes holding, applying pressure, positioning, and mobilizing soft tissue of the body by manual technique and use of visual, kinesthetic, auditory, and palpating skills to assess the body for purposes of applying therapeutic massage or bodywork principles. Such application may include the use of therapies such as heliotherapy or hydrotherapy, the use of moist, hot, and cold external applications, explaining and describing myofascial movement, self-care, and stress management as it relates to massage and bodywork therapies. Massage and bodywork therapy practices are designed to affect the soft tissue of the body, including practices of structured touch of the soft tissues that affect energy fields of the body, for the purpose of promoting and maintaining the health and well-being of the client. Massage and bodywork therapies do not include the diagnosis of illness, disease, impairment, or disability.
"NCBTMB" means the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
"NCCAOM" means the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
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