○ “Medical condition” includes physiological, mental, or psychological conditions or disorders, such as, but not limited to, orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional or mental illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease, tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism. b) A licensee shall provide notice to the Board in writing within 10 days regarding any of the following: 1. If the licensee is incapable, for medical condition or any other good cause, of discharging the functions of a licensee in a manner consistent with the public's health, safety, and welfare; 2. Pending or final actions by criminal authorities for violations of law, rule, or regulation, or any arrest or conviction for any criminal or quasi-criminal offense pursuant to the laws of the United States, this State, or another state, including, but not limited to, being indicted or convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude or a crime adversely relating to his or her practice; 3. Being named as a defendant or respondent in a civil, criminal, or administrative investigation, complaint, or judgment involving alleged malpractice, negligence, or misconduct relating to his or her practice; 4. Actions by an employer grounded, in whole or in part, upon client care concerns which actions Subchapter 4. Continuing Education 13:37A-4.1 CONTINUING EDUCATION a) Upon biennial license renewal, licensees shall attest that they have completed courses of continuing education of the types and number of credit hours specified in (b), (c), (d) and (e) below and N.J.A.C. 13:37A-4.2. Falsification of any information submitted on the renewal application may require an appearance before the Board and may subject a licensee to penalties and/or suspension or revocation of the license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:1-21 through 25. b) Each applicant for biennial license renewal shall be required to complete during the preceding biennial period 20 credit hours of continuing education related to the practice of massage and bodywork therapy, except as provided in (d) below. These 20 credit hours shall include at least two hours in ethics and one hour in the laws and rules pertinent to the practice of massage and bodywork therapy, specifically, N.J.S.A. 45:11-53 et seq., and this chapter. Courses that are related solely to the business practices of licensees and courses in practices in which licensees are prohibited from engaging pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:37A3.1(b) shall not satisfy continuing education requirements. c) Licensees shall be limited to completing a total of six credit hours through courses presented on-line or through DVDs. d) A licensee who is licensed in the second year of a biennial renewal period shall be required to complete 10 credit hours of continuing education, of which at least two hours shall be in ethics. e) A licensee who completes more than the minimum continuing education credit hours set forth in (b) or (d) above in any biennial registration period may carry no more than 18 of the additional credit hours into a succeeding biennial period. A licensee who carries over credits into a biennial period shall complete, during that biennial period, at least two hours of ethics.
condition, curtail, limit, suspend, or revoke employment; 5. Disciplinary actions by state licensing authorities including, but not limited to, being the subject of any voluntary license or certification surrender or any disciplinary action or order by any state or Federal agency, board, or commission, including any order of limitation or preclusion; 6. Actions by the Department of Health; or 7. Actions by professional review organizations or utilization review organizations. c) For each item listed in (b) above, the licensee shall provide an explanation therefor. d) Failure by a licensee to provide the Board with notice of any information required pursuant to this section within the required time period of the change or the event necessitating the filing of the notice may be deemed professional misconduct within the meaning of N.J.S.A. 45:1–21(e). 13:37A-3.10 CLIENT AGE a) If a client is under the age of 18, a licensee shall provide massage and bodywork services only when the client’s parent or legal guardian has provided written consent to the licensee providing services to the client. b) If a client is under the age of 16, a licensee shall provide massage and bodywork services only when the client’s parent or legal guardian is in the room while services are being provided. courses or programs related to the practice of massage and bodywork therapy, one credit hour for each hour of instruction. Courses and programs shall be approved by, or offered by providers approved by: i. NCBTMB; ii. NCCAOM; iii. American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA); iv. American Organization for Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA); v. Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP); vi. American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC); vii. American Polarity Therapy Association (APTA); viii. American Physical Therapy Association (APTA); ix. FSMTB; x. International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI); xi. American Medical Association (AMA); xii. Ida P. Rolf Research Foundation; or xiii. A state board of massage, massage and bodywork, physical therapy or chiropractic; 2. Teaching a new continuing education program related to massage and bodywork therapy that is approved pursuant to 1 or 2 above. As used in this paragraph, “new” means that the licensee has never taught or developed curriculum for that course or program in any educational setting; one credit hour for each hour taught; 13:37A-4.2 CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS a) A licensee may obtain continuing education credit hours from the following: 1. Successful completion of continuing education
Page 31
Book Code: MNJ0626
EliteLearning.com/Massage-Therapy
Powered by FlippingBook