2018 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 45 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 11
Section 45:11-54 - Findings, declarations relative to practice of massage and bodywork therapies.
Section: 45:11-54: Findings, declarations relative to practice of massage and bodywork therapies.
2. The Legislature finds and declares that:
a. the public interest requires the regulation of the practice of massage and bodywork therapies and the establishment of clear licensure standards for massage and bodywork therapists;
b. the health and welfare of the citizens of this State will be protected by identifying to the public those individuals who are qualified to practice massage and bodywork therapies; and
c. the regulation of massage and bodywork therapists will benefit the public by encouraging it to take advantage of massage and bodywork therapies as a viable complement to traditional medicine.
L.1999, c.19, s.2; amended 2007, c.337, s.3.