N.M. Stat. § 61-12C-5.1

Current through 2024, ch. 69

Section 61-12C-5.1 - [Repealed effective 7/1/2028] Exemptions

Nothing in the Massage Therapy Practice Act shall be construed to prevent:

A. qualified members of other recognized professions that are licensed or regulated under New Mexico law from rendering services within the scope of their licenses or regulations; provided they do not represent themselves as massage therapists;

B. students from rendering massage therapy services within the course of study of a registered massage therapy school; and

C. sobadores; Hispanic traditional healers; Native American healers; reflexologists whose practices are limited to hands, feet and ears; practitioners of polarity, Trager approach, Feldenkrais method, craniosacral therapy, Rolfing structural integration, reiki, ortho-bionomy or ch'i gung; or practitioners of healing modalities not listed in this subsection who do not manipulate the soft tissues for therapeutic purposes from practicing those skills. An exempt practitioner who applies for a license pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act shall comply with all licensure requirements of that act.

NMS § 61-12C-5.1

Laws 2001, ch. 121, § 1; 2007, ch. 174, § 1.

Amended by 2019, c. 40,s. 3, eff. 2/4/2019.

Repealed effective 7/1/2016.