Title 43 — Occupations and Professions
99 chapters · 1,384 sections in this title.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-01 Short title
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Repealed by S.L. 1997, ch. 375, § 11.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-02 Definitions
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1. "Board" means the North Dakota board of massage therapy. 2. a. "Massage" means the practice of massage therapy by the manual application of a system of structured touch to the soft tissues of the human body, including: (1) Assessment, evaluation, or treatment; (2) Pressure, fr…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-03 Massage therapists to be licensed
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A person may not: 1. Practice massage, attempt to practice massage, or teach massage techniques, for a fee or gratuity or as a free demonstration, without a license issued under this chapter; 2. Operate or conduct a massage establishment unless it meets the requirements adopted b…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-04 Exemptions
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The following persons are exempt from this chapter: 1. Schools that furnish massage services to their student athletes. 2. Any student of a school of massage who is practicing massage in the course of fulfilling a required massage therapy practicum under the direct supervision of…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-05 Board of massage therapy - Terms
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1. The governor shall appoint a board of massage therapy, to consist of five members. a. Three members of the board must be massage therapists who are licensed in this state and annually work at least five hundred hours practicing massage in this state and have done so for at lea…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-05.1 Powers and duties of the board
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The board has the following powers and duties: 1. The board may adopt and enforce rules as necessary to implement this chapter. 2. The board periodically shall inspect or cause to be inspected all massage establishments. The board and the board's agents may enter and inspect any …
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-06 Removal of members of board of massage therapy - Officers of the board
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The governor may remove from office a member of the board for failure to maintain the qualifications for appointment, for neglect of duties as required by this chapter, for malfeasance in office and incompetency, or for unprofessional conduct. The governor may fill any vacancy ca…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-08 Fee for license
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The application fee to receive a license as a massage therapist is one hundred fifty dollars or a lesser amount established by the board.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-08.1 Criminal history record checks
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The board shall require an applicant under this chapter to submit to a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check. The board may require a licensee under this chapter to submit to a statewide and nationwide criminal history record check. The nationwide criminal histor…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-09 License - Display - Renewal - Renewal fee
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1. Each licensee shall display the licensee's original license or license renewal card at the licensee's place of practice. 2. Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, twenty-four hours of continuing education, or equivalent college credits, submitted every two years i…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-10 Disciplinary actions - Complaints
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1. The license of a massage therapist may be denied, revoked, suspended, or placed on probation for any of the following grounds: a. The licensee is guilty of fraud in the practice of massage or fraud or deceit in admission to the practice of massage. b. The licensee has been con…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-11 Provisions for hearing - Notice
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Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 384, § 15.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-12 Power of board to revoke, suspend, or annul licenses
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Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 384, § 15.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-13 Records to be kept by the board
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The board may implement rules for record retention. Licensee information is retained by the board from the date a license is granted until five years after inactive status. Any official entry or a certificate of the absence of information, certified under the hand of the secretar…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-14 Compensation of board members - Clerks
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The board members are entitled to receive compensation in an amount to be established by rule not to exceed one hundred dollars per day or prorated for partial days the member is actually engaged in the performance of other meetings and official duties and payment for mileage and…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-15 Disposition of money received by the board
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Repealed by S.L. 1971, ch. 510, § 15.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-16 Other laws unaffected by this chapter
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Repealed by S.L. 2001, ch. 384, § 15.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-17 Practitioners at time chapter becomes effective
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Repealed by S.L. 1961, ch. 291, § 2.
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-18 Reciprocity
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1. Any individual who has been duly licensed in another city, county, state, territory, or jurisdiction of the United States, to practice massage, may upon paying a fee of one hundred fifty dollars or a lesser fee set by the board be granted a license to practice in this state wi…
N.D.C.C. § 43-25-19 Penalty for violation
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Any person violating section 43-25-03 without being exempt under section 43-25-04 is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. In addition to the criminal penalties provided, the board may initiate a civil action in a court of competent jurisdiction as necessary to enforce this chapter or…