As used in this chapter, the following terms and acronyms shall have the following meanings ascribed to them:
(1) Board - Tennessee Massage Licensure Board(2) Program - any massage therapy program or school(3) TBR - Tennessee Board of Regents(4) THEC - Tennessee Higher Education Commission(5) FSMTB - The Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards(6) MBLEx - The Massage and Bodyworks Licensing Examination established by the FSMTBTenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0870-02-.01
Original rule filed March 24, 2006; effective June 7, 2006. Amendment filed April 9, 2012; effective July 8, 2012. The Government Operations Committee filed a stay of the rules on July 2, 2012; new effective date August 3, 2012. The Government Operations Committee filed a second stay of the rule on July 13, 2012; new effective date September 6, 2012. Amendments filed May 19, 2017; effective 8/17/2017.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-202, 4-5-204, 63-18-111, and 63-18-115.