{"data":{"id":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-18-102","jurisdiction":"us-tn","citation":"Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-18-102","heading":"Chapter definitions","body":"As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:\n(1) \"Board\" means the massage licensure board;\n(2) \"Compensation\" means the payment, loan, advance, donation, contribution, deposit or gift of money or anything of value;\n(3) \"Massage/bodywork/somatic\" means the manipulation of the soft tissues of the body with the intention of positively affecting the health and well being of the client;\n(4) \"Massage establishment\" means a place of business held out to the public wherein massage is practiced; and\n(5) \"Massage therapist\" means a person who practices massage for compensation and is licensed by the board.","path":["TN Code","Title 63","Chapter 18"],"source_url":"https://oss-data-us.vaquill.ai/v2026.08/us_tn_statutes.parquet","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:26Z","sha256":"bd4b6c326a19744a26561a8f69db500fe258cbe77a720ec341b925a9b6577836","source_id":"us-tn","stale":false,"prev":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-18-101","next":"us-tn/tenn.-code-ann.-63-18-103"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}