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Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: April 18, 2024) |
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64. Department of Health |
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64B7. Board of Massage Therapy |
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64B7-23. Massage Therapy Practice |
1A massage therapist must complete a massage therapy assessment to determine whether any proposed massage therapy treatment poses a significant health risk to the patient. An assessment, as defined in subsection 64B7-23.001(5), F.A.C., must include:
36(1) A review of patient health goals and treatment outcome goals,
47(2) A review of indications and contraindications for any proposed massage therapy treatment using appropriate assessment methods, which may include:
67(a) Patient health intake forms;
72(b) The patient’s stated level of health;
79(c) Patient interview, including patient stated goals;
86(d) Patient observation;
89(e) Palpation;
91(f) Orthopedic testing;
94(g) Muscle testing;
97(h) Joint mobilization, stretching and range of motion measurement;
106(i) Postural analysis;
109(j) Gait assessment;
112(k) Functional limitations assessment;
116(l) Pain scale valuation;
120(m) Reviewing the report of a referring practitioner; and
129(n) Use of a quality of life assessment tool.
138Rulemaking Authority 140480.035(7) FS. 142Law implemented 144480.033(10), 145480.033(12) FS. 147History–New 2-1-22.
