H.B. 114
         MASSAGE THERAPY ACT AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 1 February 4, 2012 10:21 PM



Representative Tim M. Cosgrove proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Lines 40 through 53 :    

             40          [(6)] (7) "Practice of massage therapy" means:
             41          (a) the examination, assessment, and evaluation of the soft tissue structures of the body
             42      for the purpose of devising a treatment plan to promote homeostasis;
             43          (b) the systematic manual or mechanical manipulation of the soft tissue of the body for
             44      the purpose of:
             45          (i) promoting the
  therapeutic       health and well-being of a client;

             46          (ii) enhancing the circulation of the blood and lymph;
             47          (iii) relaxing and lengthening muscles;
             48          (iv) relieving pain;
             49          (v) restoring metabolic balance;
             50          (vi) achieving homeostasis;
{   and   }        or      

             51          (vii)
{   recreational or   } other purposes;

             52          (c) the use of the hands or a mechanical or electrical apparatus in connection with this
             53      Subsection [(6)] (7);


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