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This law was first created in 2009. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 534<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2016, chapter 324<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":57114,"section_number":"54.1-3029","catch_line":"Qualifications for a licensed massage therapist","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3029\/"}],"permalink":{"id":242871,"object_type":"law","relational_id":79015,"identifier":"54.1-3029.1","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/5\/54.1-3029.1","url":"\/54.1-3029.1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3029.1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/30\/5\/54.1-3029.1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Advisory Board on Massage Therapy","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3029.1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The Advisory Board<\/span> on Massage Therapy<\/span> shall assist the Board<\/span> in carrying out the provisions of this chapter regarding the qualifications, examination, registration, regulation, and standards of professional conduct of massage therapists<\/span> as described in \u00a7 54.1-3029<\/a>. The Advisory Board<\/span> shall also assist in such other matters relating to the practice of massage therapy<\/span> as the Board<\/span> may require.\n\t\tThe Advisory Board<\/span> on Massage Therapy<\/span> shall consist of five members to be appointed by the Governor for four-year terms as follows: three members shall be licensed massage therapists<\/span> who have practiced in the Commonwealth for not less than three years prior to their appointment, one shall be an administrator or faculty member of a nationally accredited school of massage therapy<\/span>, and one shall be a citizen member appointed from the Commonwealth at large.\n\t\tThe Advisory Board<\/span> shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its membership. The Advisory Board<\/span> shall meet at least once a year and may hold additional meetings as necessary to perform its duties. A majority of the Board<\/span> shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.\n\t\tVacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the unexpired term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Advisory Board<\/span> for more than two successive terms.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nADVISORY BOARD ON MASSAGE THERAPY (\u00a7 54.1-3029.1)\n\nThe Advisory Board on Massage Therapy shall assist the Board in carrying out the\nprovisions of this chapter regarding the qualifications, examination,\nregistration, regulation, and standards of professional conduct of massage\ntherapists as described in \u00a7 54.1-3029. The Advisory Board shall also assist in\nsuch other matters relating to the practice of massage therapy as the Board may\nrequire.\n\t\tThe Advisory Board on Massage Therapy shall consist of five members to be\nappointed by the Governor for four-year terms as follows: three members shall be\nlicensed massage therapists who have practiced in the Commonwealth for not less\nthan three years prior to their appointment, one shall be an administrator or\nfaculty member of a nationally accredited school of massage therapy, and one\nshall be a citizen member appointed from the Commonwealth at large.\n\t\tThe Advisory Board shall elect a chairman and vice-chairman from among its\nmembership. The Advisory Board shall meet at least once a year and may hold\nadditional meetings as necessary to perform its duties. A majority of the Board\nshall constitute a quorum for the conduct of business.\n\t\tVacancies occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for the\nunexpired term. No person shall be eligible to serve on the Advisory Board for\nmore than two successive terms.\n\nHISTORY: 2009, c. 534; 2016, c. 324.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}