Maryland Chiropractic Jurisprudence Exam (Massage) With Complete Solution

What's the difference between a Regulation and a Statute? - Answer The Legislature enacts statutes. Administrative agencies adopt, amend and repeal regulations under the authority granted to them by statutes 6-101 definitions: Board - Answer The State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners 6-101 definitions: Health Care Setting - Answer The office of a health care provider 6-101 definitions: License - Answer a license issued by the Board to practice massage therapy 6-101 definitions: Licensed Massage Therapist - Answer individual who is licensed by the Board to practice massage therapy 6-101 definitions: Massage Therapy - Answer the use of manual techniques on soft tissues of the human body including effleurage (stroking), petrissage (kneading), tapotement (tapping), stretching, compression, vibration and friction, with or without the aid of heat limited to hot packs and heating pads, cold water, or nonlegend topical application for the purpose of improving circulation, enhancing muscle relaxation, relieving muscular pain, reducing stress, or promoting health and well-being. 6-101: Massage therapy includes - Answer laying of hands, consisting of pressure or movement on an individual who is fully clothed, except for footwear, to specifically affect the electromagnetic energy or energetic field of the human body if this practice includes use of the manual techniques 6-101: Massage therapy does not include - Answer diagnosis or treatment of illness, disease, or injury; the adjustment, manipulation, or mobilization of any of the articulations of the osseous structures of the human body or spine, and energy work unless it is combined with manual manipulations 6-101 definition: Practice massage therapy - Answer engage professionally for compensation in massage therapy 6-101 definition: Registered massage practitioner - Answer individual who is registered by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is NOT a health care setting 6-101 definition: Registration - Answer registration issued by the Board to practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting. 6-102. Certain rights not limited by title. - Answer this title does not limit the right of an individual to practice or advertise an occupation that the individual otherwise is authorized to practice under this article. 6-201. Board established. - Answer There is a State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners in the Department 6-202. Composition appointed by the Board's 7 members. Of the 7 members: - Answer 5 shall be licensed massage therapists and 2 shall be consumer members. 6-202. The Governor shall appoint the LMT & consumer members with the advice of the Secretary and the advice and consent of the Senate of Maryland. LMT member are chosen from: - Answer a list of names of qualified individuals submitted to the Secretary and the Governor by an association that represents at least 250 licensed massage therapists in the State. The number of names on the list shall be 5 times the number of vacancies ; the list shall include the name of the incumbent member unless the incumbent member declines renomination ; 6-202. Qualifications for the massage therapy members - Answer Be a resident of the State, a LMT a of integrity and ability who is in active practice, graduate of a Board-approved course in massage therapy, practiced massage therapy in the State for at least 5 years, and in good standing with the Board. 6-202. Good Standing - Answer LMT who has not been reprimanded, suspended, revoked or placed on probation within 5 years before or after confirmation to the Board 6-202. Qualifications for consumer members - Answer member of the general public. MAY NOT be or ever have been an lmt or in training to become one or participate in a commercial or professional field related to massage therapy. And may not have a household member who is a lmt or who participates in a commercial or professional field related to massage therapy and may not have had within 2 years before appointment a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board 6-202. Restrictions as to consumer members. - Answer consumer member may not have a substantial financial interest in a person regulated by the Board. 6-202. Before taking office, each appointee to the Board shall take the ____ required by Article I, § 9 of the Maryland Constitution. - Answer Oath 6-202. Terms of members - Answer Members serve for 4 years until a successor is appointed and cannot serve more than 2 consecutive terms. The governor shall fill any vacancies within 60 days 6-202. Removal of members - Answer The Governor may remove a member for incompetence or misconduct. The Governor may remove a member the Secretary finds to have been absent from two successive Board meetings without reason.