N.Y. Education Law § 7803: State board for massage therapy

§ 7803. State board for massage therapy. A state board for massage

therapy shall be appointed by the board of regents on recommendation of

the commissioner for the purpose of assisting the board of regents and

the department on matters of professional licensing and professional

conduct in accordance with section sixty-five hundred eight of this

title. The board shall be composed of not less than seven persons, four

of whom shall have been engaged in the teaching, research, or practice

of massage therapy for at least three years. The remaining three

members of the board shall be physicians licensed in this state. An

executive secretary to the board shall be appointed by the board of

regents on recommendation of the commissioner.