New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 37A - NEW JERSEY BOARD OF MASSAGE AND BODYWORK THERAPY RULES
Subchapter 3 - PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE
Section 13:37A-3.1 - Scope of practice
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:37A-3.1
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) A licensee shall practice only those methods of massage and bodywork therapy that:
1. The licensee learned during his or
her initial training as outlined in 13:37A-2.1 or 2.5;
2. The licensee learned during a course offered by:
i. A provider approved by the NCBTMB, NCCAOM, American Massage Therapy
Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), FSMTB, American Nurse Credentialing
Center (ANCC), American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA), American Polarity Therapy
Association (APTA), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Medical Association (AMA),
International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), Ida P. Rolf Research Foundation, a state board of
massage, a state board of massage and bodywork, a state board of physical therapy, or a state board of
chiropractic;
ii. A school that is approved by an agency
recognized by the United States Department of Education; or
iii.
A school that is accredited or approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey Department
of Labor and Workforce Development, the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, or an agency of another
state with requirements substantially similar to the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Education,
the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, or the New Jersey Commission on Higher
Education; or
3. The licensee developed and which are
taught, or have been taught, in a course offered by a provider approved by the NCBTMB, NCCAOM, AMTA, ABMP,
FSMTB, ANCC, American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA), American Polarity Therapy
Association (APTA), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), AMA, IASI, Ida P. Rolf Research Foundation,
a state board of massage, a state board of massage and bodywork, a state board of physical therapy, or a
state board of chiropractic.
(b) Notwithstanding any training received as permitted by (a) above, a licensee shall not perform:
1. Vaginal or penile massages;
2. Animal therapies prohibited by the Veterinary Medical Act,
45:16-1 et seq.;
3.
Any application of electrical current to the body (Transcutaneous Electronic Nerve Stimulation, TENS,
machine). For purposes of this section, a device that uses electrical power to provide percussions or
vibrations to the body shall not constitute the application of electrical current to the body; and
4. Diagnosis of illness, disease, impairment, or disability.
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