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Rhode Island Administrative Code
Title 216 - Department of healthChapter 40 - Professional licensing and facility regulationSubchapter 05 - Professional Licensing
Part 10 - Massage Therapists
Section 216-RICR-40-05-10.3 - Definitions

216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-40-05-10.3

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Current through June 20, 2024
Section 216-RICR-40-05-10.3 - Definitions
A. Wherever used in this Part the following terms shall be construed to mean:
1. "Act" means R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-20.8, entitled "Licensing of Massage Therapists."
2. "Approved school" means any school or institution of learning that is accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, approved by a State Board of Education, or other State agency responsible for approving schools or institutions of learning, or whose curriculum is endorsed by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA).
3. "Continuing education units" means an instructional period of at least fifty (50) continuous minutes per hour in a recognized or approved course as outlined in § 10.8 of this Part.
4. "Department" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.
5. "Director" means the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Health.
6. "Disqualifying information" means offenses including but not limited to those offenses defined in R.I. Gen. Laws Chapters 11-34, 11-34.1, 11-37 and R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-17-37.
7. "Licensing agency" means the Rhode Island Department of Health.
8. "Massage" means activities as set forth in R.I. Gen Laws Chapters 23-20.8-1(5).
9. "Massage therapist" means a person engaged in the practice of massage who has completed a program in or is certified by a school or institution of learning that is an approved school meeting the requirements of R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-20.8-5 and § 10.5(B) of this Part as approved by the Department, other than a correspondence course, which school or institution has for its purpose the teaching of the theory, practice, method, profession, or work of massage, including at least anatomy, physiology, hygiene and professional ethics, pursuant to the statutory provisions.
10. "Massage therapy" means activities as set forth in R.I. Gen Laws § 23-20.8-1(7).
11. "Person" means any individual, group of individuals, firm, corporation, association, partnership or private or public entity, including a district, county, city, town or other governmental unit or agent thereof, and in the case of a corporation, any individual having active or general supervision of properties of such and corporation.

216 R.I. Code R. 216-RICR-40-05-10.3

Amended effective 3/20/2024