Massage Therapy Act
Arkansas · Professions, Occupations, and Businesses · §§ 17-86-101 to 17-86-314 · 23 sections
Overview
The act governs the practice of massage therapy as a regulated occupation, setting the terms under which a person may offer massage services to the public and hold themselves out as a massage therapist. It works primarily through credentialing and oversight: defining the scope of the regulated practice, establishing qualifications and application requirements for those seeking to enter it, and providing for the supervision and discipline of practitioners along with enforcement against those practicing outside the statute's terms. The framework is organized into distinct subject areas covering these functions, and the particular standards, exemptions, and procedures differ among the states that have adopted it.
Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.
In the courts
Sections of this act have been cited in 1 court decision.
Most-cited authority: 320 Ark. 169 - Bohannon v. Arkansas State Board of Nursing
Sections covered
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-101Short title
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-102Definitions
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-103Penalties
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-104Criminal background checks
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-201Members
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-202Employees
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-203Powers and duties
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-204Records
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-205Disposition of funds
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-301Registration required — Exemptions
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-302Sanitary requirements
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-303Massage therapist
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-304Master massage therapist
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-305Massage therapy instructor
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-306Massage therapy school
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-307Massage therapy clinic and spa
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-308Reciprocity
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-309Renewals — Inactive list — Continuing education1 cite
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-310Display of license
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-311Disciplinary actions and penalties
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-312Fees
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-313[Repealed.]
- Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-314Active military duty licensure
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