As used in this chapter:

(1) "Approved massage/bodywork school" means a facility that meets minimum standards for training and curriculum as determined by regulation of the department.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

(3) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

(4) "Hydrotherapy" means the use of water, vapor, or ice for treatment of superficial tissues.

(5) "Licensure" means the procedure by which an individual applies to the department and is granted approval to practice massage/bodywork.

(6) "Massage/bodywork therapy" means the application of a system of structured touch of the superficial tissues of the human body with the hand, foot, arm, or elbow whether or not the structured touch is aided by hydrotherapy, thermal therapy, a massage device, human hands, or the application to the human body of an herbal preparation.

(7) "Massage/bodywork therapist" means an individual licensed as required by this chapter, who administers massage/bodywork therapy for compensation.

(8) "Massage device" means a mechanical device that mimics or enhances the actions possible by the hands by means of vibration.

(9) "Panel" means the Panel for Massage/Bodywork under the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation.

(10) "Thermal therapy" means the use of ice or a heat lamp or moist heat on superficial tissues.

HISTORY: 1986 Act No. 467, Section 3; 1996 Act No. 387, Section 1; 2013 Act No. 41, Section 1, eff June 7, 2013.

Effect of Amendment

The 2013 amendment deleted former subsections (1) and (5), definitions for "Advisory Panel" and "Disciplinary panel", added subsection (9), definition of "Panel", redesignated the subsections accordingly, and made other nonsubstantive changes.