Assembly Bill A8717

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to expanding the definition of massage therapy to include additional related services and to require the licensee of a massage therapy location to be on premises at all times during business hours

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A8717 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6777
Current Committee:
Assembly Higher Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง7802 & 7801, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A2839
2019-2020: A2890

2015-A8717 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to expanding the definition of massage therapy to include additional related services and to require the licensee of a massage therapy location to be on premises at all times during business hours.

2015-A8717 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8717

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Higher Education

AN  ACT  to  amend the education law, in relation to expanding the defi-
  nition of massage therapy to  include  other  related  services    and
  requiring  the  licensee of a massage therapy location be on the prem-
  ises at all times during business hours

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section  7802 of the education law, as amended by chapter
230 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  S 7802. Practice of  massage  therapy  and  use  of  title  "masseur",
"masseuse"  or  "massage  therapist"  or  the term "massage" or "massage
therapy". 1. Only a person licensed or authorized pursuant to this chap-
ter shall practice massage therapy and only a person licensed under this
article shall use the title "masseur",  "masseuse"  or  "massage  thera-
pist".  No  person,  firm,  partnership  or  corporation  claiming to be
engaged in the practice of massage  or  massage  therapy  shall  in  any
manner  describe,  advertise, or place any advertisement for services as
defined in section seventy-eight hundred one of this article unless such
services are performed by a person licensed or  authorized  pursuant  to
this chapter.
  2. THE LICENSEE OF A MASSAGE THERAPY LOCATION SHALL BE ON THE PREMISES
AT ALL TIMES DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND ONLY A PERSON LICENSED OR AUTHOR-
IZED  TO  PRACTICE  MASSAGE THERAPY, BODY MASSAGE OR MASSAGE PURSUANT TO
THIS CHAPTER SHALL CONDUCT ANY FORM OF PHYSICAL TOUCHING OF CUSTOMERS.
  S 2. Section 7801 of the education law, as amended by chapter  230  of
the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  S 7801. Definition of practice of massage therapy. The practice of the
profession  of  massage  therapy  is  defined  as engaging in applying a
scientific system of activity to the muscular  structure  of  the  human
body  by  means  of  stroking,  kneading, tapping and vibrating with the
hands or vibrators for the purpose of improving muscle tone  and  circu-
lation.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING PRACTICES SHALL
CONSTITUTE THE PRACTICE OF MASSAGE OR MASSAGE THERAPY AND  MAY  ONLY  BE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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