Nevada · statute · Nev. Rev. Stat. ch. 640C · 57 active provisions
The Legislature finds and declares that: 1. The practice of massage therapy, reflexology and structural integration by persons who do not possess sufficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology or an understanding of the relationship between the structure and function of the tissues being treated and the total function…
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined in NRS 640C.030 to 640C.090, inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.
“Board” means the Board of Massage Therapy.
“License” means a license issued by the Board.
“Massage therapist” means a person who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to engage in the practice of massage therapy.
1. “Massage therapy” means the application of a system of pressure to the muscular structure and soft tissues of the human body for therapeutic purposes, including, without limitation: (a) Effleurage; (b) Petrissage; (c) Tapotement; (d) Compressions; (e) Vibration; (f) Friction; and (g) Movements applied manually with…
1. “Original license” means the actual license which is issued to the licensee by the Board and which is current and valid. 2. The term does not include any photocopy print, photostat or other replica of such a license.
“Reflexologist” means a person who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to engage in the practice of reflexology.
“Reflexology” means the application of a system of pressure to the feet, ears, face and hands of the human body.
1. “Structural integration” means the application of a system of manual therapy, movement education and embodiment education that is intended to improve the functional relationship of the parts of the human body to each other within the influences of gravity. 2. The term does not include: (a) The practice of physical t…
“Structural integration practitioner” means a person who is licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to engage in the practice of structural integration.
1. The provisions of this chapter do not apply to: (a) A person licensed pursuant to chapter 630, 630A, 631, 632, 633, 634, 634A, 634B, 635, 640, 640A or 640B of NRS if the massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration is performed in the course of the practice for which the person is licensed. (b) A person li…
1. The Board of Massage Therapy is hereby created. The Board consists of nine members appointed pursuant to this chapter and one nonvoting advisory member appointed pursuant to NRS 640C.160. 2. The Governor shall appoint to the Board nine members as follows: (a) Six members who: (1) Are licensed to practice massage the…
1. The Governor shall appoint to the Board one nonvoting advisory member. 2. The advisory member must be a person who: (a) Is a resident of Clark County; (b) Has been certified by the Peace Officers’ Standards and Training Commission created pursuant to NRS 289.500; and (c) Is actively serving or has retired from servi…
Except as otherwise provided in NRS 640C.160, while engaged in the business of the Board: 1. Each member of the Board is entitled to receive a salary of not more than $150 per day, as established by the Board; and 2. Each member and employee of the Board is entitled to receive a per diem allowance and travel expenses a…
1. At the first meeting of each fiscal year, the members of the Board shall elect a Chair, Vice Chair and Secretary-Treasurer from among the members. 2. The Board shall meet at least quarterly and may meet at other times at the call of the Chair or upon the written request of a majority of the members of the Board. 3.…
Subject to the provisions of NRS 622A.200 and 622A.210: 1. The Attorney General and his or her deputies are hereby designated as the attorneys for the Board. 2. The provisions of this section do not prevent the Board from employing or retaining other attorneys as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of thi…
1. The Board shall employ a person as the Executive Director of the Board. 2. The Executive Director serves as the chief administrative officer of the Board at a level of compensation set by the Board. 3. The Executive Director is an at-will employee who serves at the pleasure of the Board.
1. The Board may employ or contract with inspectors, investigators, advisers, examiners and clerks and any other persons required to carry out its duties and secure the services of attorneys and other professional consultants as it may deem necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. 2. Each employee of the…
The Board and any of its members and its staff and employees, including, without limitation, inspectors, investigators, advisers, examiners, clerks, counsel, experts, committees, panels, hearing officers and consultants, are immune from civil liability for any act performed in good faith and without malicious intent in…
The Board shall adopt a fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 5, all reasonable expenses incurred by the Board in carrying out the provisions of this chapter must be paid from the money that it receives. No part of any expenses of the Board may be paid from the State General Fund. 2. The Board may accept gifts, grants, donations and c…
The Board shall: 1. Adopt a seal of which each court in this State shall take judicial notice; 2. Prepare and maintain a record of its proceedings and transactions; 3. Review and evaluate applications for the licensing of massage therapists, reflexologists or structural integration practitioners; 4. Determine the quali…
1. The Board shall prepare and maintain a separate list of: (a) Persons issued a license; (b) Applicants for a license; and (c) Persons whose licenses have been revoked or suspended by the Board. 2. The Board shall, upon request, disclose the information included in each list and may charge a fee for a copy of the list…
The Board shall adopt regulations to carry out the provisions of this chapter. The regulations must include, without limitation, provisions that: 1. Establish the requirements for continuing education for the renewal of a license; 2. Establish the requirements for the approval of a course of continuing education, inclu…