New Mexico Statutes
Article 12C - Massage Therapy Practice
Section 61-12C-5 - License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)

A. An individual shall not provide or offer to provide massage therapy for compensation unless that individual is a massage therapist.
B. An individual shall not use the title of or make any representation as being a massage therapist or use any other title, abbreviations, letters, figures, signs or devices that indicate the individual is a massage therapist unless the individual is a massage therapist.
History: Laws 1991, ch. 147, § 5; 1993, ch. 173, § 4; 1999, ch. 240, § 4; 2019, ch. 40, § 2.
Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-12C-28 NMSA 1978.
Cross references. — For the Parental Responsibility Act, see 40-5A-1 NMSA 1978.
The 2019 amendment, effective February 4, 2019, removed references to "massage therapy instructors"; and deleted former Subsections C and D, which related to massage therapy instructors and massage therapy schools.
The 1999 amendment, effective July 1, 1999, in Subsection A, substituted "A person shall not provide or offer to provide massage therapy for compensation unless that person is a massage therapist" for "it is unlawful for any person to practice massage therapy for compensation to offer services as a massage therapist for compensation or to purport to be a massage therapist unless that person possesses a license to practice massage therapy under the provisions of the Massage Therapy Practice Act and"; in Subsection B, substituted "unless he is a massage therapist" for "unless he is licensed to practice massage therapy pursuant to the provisions of the Massage Therapy Practice Act"; and added Subsections C and D.
The 1993 amendment, effective June 18, 1993, deleted "licensed" preceding "massage" in two places in Subsection B.

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