Maryland Regulations and Laws concerning Massage Therapy

Get the facts: What do the Code of Maryland (state law) and the COMAR (Code of Maryland Annotated Regulations) actually say?

Here are the links:

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/

To view the regulations:

http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/subtitle_chapters/10_Chapters.aspx#Subtitle43

The following are specific to Massage Therapy:

10.43.17 General Regulations for Massage Therapy
10.43.18 Massage Therapy Code of Ethics
10.43.19 Massage Therapy Advertising
10.43.20 Massage Therapy—Continuing Education Requirements

(Regulations are developed by Board of Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Examiners)

To view the Law:

http://www.michie.com/maryland/lpExt.dll?f=templates&eMail=Y&fn=main-h.htm&cp=mdcode/14c9e

Subtitle 5A

Subtitle 5A. Certification of Massage Therapists.

		3-5A-01. Definitions.

		3-5A-02. Board to adopt regulations.

		3-5A-03. Fees.

		3-5A-04. License and registration required.

		3-5A-05. Scope.

		3-5A-06. Qualification for license and registration.

		3-5A-07. Waiver of requirements.

		3-5A-08. Non-therapeutic massage practitioners - Restrictions on practice.

		3-5A-09. Application.

		3-5A-10. License or registration expiration and renewal.

		3-5A-11. Denials; suspensions; revocations.

		3-5A-12. Scope of subtitle.

		3-5A-13. Advertising or soliciting by licensed massage therapists or registered massage practitioners.

		3-5A-14. Referral restrictions.

		3-5A-15. Reimbursement by insurer not required.

		3-5A-16. Charles and Washington counties.