{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-309.350","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 309.350","heading":"Definitions for KRS 309.350 to 309.364.","body":"As used in KRS 309.350 to 309.364 unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Board\" means the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy;\n(2) \"Board-approved massage program\" means one which meets minimum standards\nfor training and curriculum as determined by the board;\n(3) \"Compensation\" means the direct or indirect payment, loan, advance, donation,\ncontribution, deposit, barter, gratuity, or gift of money or anything of value;\n(4) \"Feldenkrais Method\" means a system of somatic education in which tou ch and\nwords are used to eliminate faulty habits, learn new patterns of self -organization\nand action, and improve a person's own functional movement patterns. The method\nis based on principles of physics, biomechanics and an understanding of, or learning\nabout, human development. The practice is federally trademarked and requires\npermission from the Feldenkrais Guild to use the term and methodology;\n(5) \"Massage therapist\" means a person who is licensed by the board to administer\nmassage or massage therapy to the public for compensation;\n(6) \"Polarity therapy\" means diverse applications affecting the human energy system.\nThese applications include energetic approaches to somatic contact, verbal\nfacilitation, nutrition, exercise, and health education. Polarity therapy does not make\nmedical claims, diagnose physical ailments, or allow prescription of medications.\nStandards for schools, education, and practice, the administration of a code of\nethics, and a registration process are provided by the American Polari ty Therapy\nAssociation. The practice of polarity therapy is federally trademarked;\n(7) \"Practice of massage therapy\" means the application, by a massage therapist\nlicensed by the board, of a system of structured touch, pressure, movement, and\nholding to th e soft tissues of the human body with the intent to enhance or restore\nthe health and well -being of the client. The practice includes the external\napplication of water, heat, cold, lubricants, salt scrubs, or other topical preparations;\nuse of electromecha nical devices that mimic or enhance the actions of the hands;\nand determination of whether massage therapy is appropriate or contraindicated, or\nwhether referral to another health care practitioner is appropriate; and\n(8) \"Trager Approach\" means a form of movement education that uses subtle directed\nmovements and the skilled touch of a practitioner. The Trager Approach combines\nphysical movement with sensory awareness and internal imagery designed to\nincrease the client's self -awareness and generate physiol ogical changes in the body\ntissues so as to allow the client to experience a new way of moving his or her body.\nThe practice is federally trademarked.","path":["KRS Chapter 309"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=50941","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:58:02Z","sha256":"3771531f571ccd9ff168d8b94fc3c85bf6d6ebf8fe24e3b377754851035acecc","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-309.339","next":"us-ky/krs-309.351"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}