Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0870-01-.01 - DEFINITIONS
As used in these rules, the following terms and acronyms shall have the following meaning ascribed to them:
(1) Applicant - Any individual seeking
licensure who has submitted an official application and paid the application
fee.
(2) Application - The
application form approved by the Board and the required attachments.
(3) Board - The Tennessee Massage Licensure
Board.
(4) Board Administrative
Office - The office of the administrator assigned to the Board.
(5) Board's Consultant - Any person who has
received a delegation of authority from the Board to perform Board functions
subject to review and ratification by the Board where provided by these
rules.
(6) Client - Any person with
whom the massage therapist has an agreement to provide massage
therapy.
(7) Continuing Education -
Those pre-planned/formalized activities with written learning objectives that
are directed at developing and enhancing an individual's massage therapy
knowledge base or relevant skills.
(8) Department - Tennessee Department of
Health.
(9) Division - The Division
of Health Related Boards, Tennessee Department of Health, from which the Board
receives administrative support.
(10) Establishment - A business or
institution that is a fixed and permanent location or a mobile vehicle facility
that is open and accessible to the general public for compensated massage
services.
(11) FSMTB - The
Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards.
(12) Licensee - Any person holding a license
to practice massage therapy or to operate a massage establishment in the State
of Tennessee. Where applicable this shall include partnerships and/or
corporations.
(13)
Massage/bodywork/somatic - The manipulation of the soft tissues of the body
with the intention of positively affecting the health and well-being of the
client.
(14) MBLEx - The Massage
and Bodyworks Licensing Examination established by the FSMTB
(15) NCBTMB - The National Certification
Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
(16) Person - Any individual, firm,
corporation, partnership, organization, or body politic.
(17) Physician - Any physician licensed
pursuant to T.C.A. Title 63, Chapter 6 or 9.
(18) Responsible person - The individual
listed on a massage establishment's licensure application form, who has agreed
to be held accountable to the Board for the establishment's compliance with all
state statutes and regulations governing massage therapy, among other
things.
(19) Sexual Activity -
"Sexual activity" means any direct or indirect physical contact or
communication by any person or between persons which is intended to erotically
stimulate either person or both or which is likely to cause such stimulation
and includes but is not limited to, sexual intercourse, fellatio, cunnilingus,
masturbation or anal intercourse. "Sexual activity" can involve the use of any
device or object or conversation and is not dependent on whether penetration,
orgasm or ejaculation occurred. As used in these rules, "masturbation" means
the manipulation of any body tissue with the intent to cause sexual
arousal.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. ยงยง 63-18-102, 63-18-104, 63-18-105, 63-18-108, and 63-18-111.
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