remediation, the Board shall consider the following factors including, but not limited to: 1. Length of time license was suspended; 2. Employment history; 3. Professional history; 4. Disciplinary history and any action taken against the applicant’s license by any professional or occupational board; 5. Actions affecting the applicant’s privileges taken by any institution, organization, or employer related to the practice of massage and bodywork therapy or other professional or occupational practice in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction; 6. Pending proceedings against a professional or occupational license issued to the licensee by a professional or occupational board in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction; and 7. Civil litigation related to the practice of massage and bodywork therapy or other professional or occupational practice in New Jersey, any other state, the District of Columbia, or in any other jurisdiction.
in the practice of massage and bodywork therapy and submits proof of having satisfied that state’s continuing education requirements, shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of (a)6 above. If the other state does not have any continuing education requirements, the requirements of (a)6 above apply. c) If a Board review of an application establishes a basis for concluding that there may be practice deficiencies in need of remediation prior to reinstatement, the Board may require the applicant to submit to and successfully pass an examination or an assessment of skills, a refresher course, or other requirements as determined by the Board prior to reinstatement of the license. If that examination or assessment identifies deficiencies or educational needs, the board may require the applicant as a condition of reinstatement of licensure to take and successfully complete education or training, or to submit to supervision, monitoring, or limitations, as the Board determines necessary to assure that the applicant practices with reasonable skill and safety. The Board may restore the license subject to the applicant’s completion of training within a period of time prescribed by the Board following the restoration of the license. In making its determination whether there are practice deficiencies requiring Subchapter 3. Professional Practice 13:37A-3.1 SCOPE OF PRACTICE a) A licensee shall practice only those methods of massage and bodywork therapy that: 1. The licensee learned during his or her initial training as outlined in N.J.A.C. 13:37A-2.1 or 2.5; 2. The licensee learned during a course offered by: i. A provider approved by the NCBTMB,
FSMTB, American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA), American Polarity Therapy Association (APTA), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Medical Association (AMA), International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), Ida P. Rolf Research Foundation, a state board of massage, a state
NCCAOM, American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP), FSMTB, American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC), American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA), American Polarity Therapy Association (APTA), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), American Medical Association (AMA), International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), Ida P. Rolf Research Foundation, a state board of massage, a state board of massage and bodywork, a state board of physical therapy or a state board of chiropractic; ii. A school which is approved by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education; or iii. A school which is accredited or approved by the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education, or an agency of another state with requirements substantially similar to the requirements of the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development or the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education; or iv. The licensee developed and which are taught, or have been taught, in a course offered by a provider approved by the NCBTMB, NCCAOM, American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP),
board of massage and bodywork, a state board of physical therapy or a state board of chiropractic. b) Notwithstanding any training received as permitted by (a) above, a licensee shall not perform: 1. Vaginal or penile massages; 2. Animal therapies prohibited by the Veterinary Medical Act, N.J.S.A. 45:16-1, et seq.; 3. Any application of electrical current to the body (Transcutaneous Electronic Nerve Stimulation, TENS, machine); and 4. Diagnosis of illness, disease, impairment or disability. 13:37A-3.2 INFECTION CONTROL PRECAUTIONS a) Licensees shall wash hands and any part of his or her body that comes in contact with a client’s body with liquid disinfectant soap and water, or hand sanitizer, in the following instances: 1. Before and after providing massage and bodywork therapies for each client; or 2. Immediately upon contact with blood, body fluids, secretions or any item that has touched a patient or that has been contaminated with blood, bodily fluids or secretions, not including sweat. b) If hand washing facilities are not available, licensees shall disinfect their hands with a bactericidal agent. c) Clean linens and drapes or disposable coverings shall be used for each client. d) Soiled disposable items shall be discarded into a container lined with a plastic bag, securely fastened, and disposed of daily into the regular trash disposal, unless otherwise specified by state and local health regulations.
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