KRS 309.352: Scope of KRS 309.350 to 309.364.

KRS 309.350 to 309.364 shall not preclude:

(1) Persons duly licensed, registered, or certified as massage therapists in another state

or territory, the District of Columbia, or a foreign country teaching a course related

to massage therapy or consulting wi th a person licensed under KRS 309.350 to

309.364;

(2) Students enrolled in a program recognized by the board and completing a clinical

requirement for graduation while under the supervision of a board-licensed massage

therapist or other licensed health -care professional as defined by the board in

administrative regulation;

(3) A person administering a massage to members of the person's immediate family;

(4) Persons who restrict manipulation of the soft tissues of the human body to the

hands, feet, or ears, and do not hold themselves out to be massage therapists;

(5) Persons who use procedures within the scope of practice of their profession, which

has established standards and ethics, provided that their services use touch, words,

and directed movement to d eepen awareness of existing patterns of movement in

the body as well as to suggest new possibilities of movement while engaged, but

who are not designated or implied to administer massage or to be massage

therapists. These practices include, but are not li mited to, the Feldenkrais Method

and the Trager Approach;

(6) Persons engaged within the scope of practice of a profession with established

standards and ethics in which touch is limited to what is essential for palpation and

affecting of the human energy system, provided that their services are not

designated or implied to be massage or massage therapy. These practices include

but are not limited to polarity therapy;

(7) Persons duly licensed, certified, or registered in another state or territory, the

District of Columbia, or a foreign country when incidentally in this state to provide

service as a part of an emergency response team working in conjunction with

disaster relief officials or as part of a charity event, athletic event, or artistic

performance;

(8) Students participating in massage therapy classes or continuing education while in

the classroom or practicing on a classmate and not holding themselves out as

massage therapists or accepting compensation for the practice; or

(9) Practitioners of the following occupations and professions regulated by state law

while engaging in the practices for which they are duly licensed and while not

holding themselves out to be massage therapists:

(a) Physicians, osteopaths, podiatrists, and athletic trainers regu lated under KRS

Chapter 311;

(b) Chiropractors regulated under KRS Chapter 312;

(c) Registered nurses and practical nurses regulated under KRS Chapter 314;

(d) Barbers, cosmetologists, and estheticians regulated under KRS Chapters 317

and 317A, respectively;

(e) Occupational therapists regulated under KRS Chapter 319A; and

(f) Physical therapists regulated under KRS Chapter 327.