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Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-18-102

Chapter definitions

Known as the Massage Licensure Act

The act spans §§ 63–63 (16 sections).

Acts 1995, ch. 480, § 3; 1996, ch. 1059, § 1; 1997, ch. 130, § 1; T.C.A. § 63-18-202.

As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:

(1) “Board” means the massage licensure board;

(2) “Compensation” means the payment, loan, advance, donation, contribution, deposit or gift of money or anything of value;

(3) “Massage/bodywork/somatic” means the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body with the intention of positively affecting the health and well being of the client;

(4) “Massage establishment” means a place of business held out to the public wherein massage is practiced; and

(5) “Massage therapist” means a person who practices massage for compensation and is licensed by the board.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.