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.
