Janet J. Hardy; The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 40, No. 188, of the September 26, 2014 Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner inquired as to whether the practice of myofacial release on the muscles of ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

Board of Massage Therapy

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Massage Therapy has issued an order disposing of the petition for declaratory statement filed by Janet J. Hardy on September 24, 2014. The following is a summary of the agency’s disposition of the petition:

The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published in Vol. 40, No. 188, of the September 26, 2014, Florida Administrative Register. The Petitioner inquired as to whether the practice of myofascial release on the muscles of the pelvic floor is within the scope of practice of massage therapy as defined in Section 480.033, Florida Statutes. The Board considered the instant Petition at a duly-noticed public meeting held on March 11, 2015, by telephone conference call. The Board’s Order, filed on March 25, 2015, issues a declaratory statement that under the specific facts of the petition, myofascial release applied to the muscles of the pelvic floor is within the scope of massage as defined in Section 480.033, Florida Statutes.

A copy of the Order Disposing of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Christy Robinson, Executive Director, Board of Massage Therapy, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3256, [e-mail].