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The mission and purpose of the North Carolina Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy is to regulate the practice of massage and bodywork therapy in the State of North Carolina in order to ensure minimum standards of competency and to protect the public health, safety and welfare. |
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The Board regulates the practice of massage and bodywork therapy by: |
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- Determining the qualifications of persons seeking to practice massage and bodywork therapy and authorizing persons who have met the statutory requirements to so practice.
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- Enforcing the provisions of laws governing the practice of massage and bodywork therapy and those duly enacted rules designed to ensure its safe and ethical practice.
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The mission of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork is to foster high standards of ethical and professional practice in the delivery of services through a recognized credible credentialing program that assures the competency of practitioners of therapeutic massage and bodywork. |
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The American Massage Therapy Association® (AMTA) is one source for Professional Credibility, Continuing Education and Information Resources in the massage therapy profession.
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| Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, www.abmp.org, membership organization with liability insurance coverage. Serving the massage therapy community through practice support, ethical standrds, legislative advocacy, and public education. |
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| Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, www.fsmtb.org, supporting the mission of public protection. Administeres the MBLEx. |
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