Maryland Jurisprudence Exam |! |!
2025 with precise detailed
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answers
What does it mean to practice massage therapy? - Correct answer ✔To engage
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professionally and for compensation in massage therapy.
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What is massage therapy? - Correct answer ✔Use of manual techniques on
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soft tissues of the human body.
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Massage does NOT include... - Correct answer ✔Diagnosis or treatment of
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illness, disease, injury. Adjustment of skeletal tissues.
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What does "registered massage practitioner" mean? - Correct answer ✔An
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individual who is registered by the Board in a setting that is not a healthcare
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setting.
How many members of the Board? How many are therapists, and how many
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are consumers? - Correct answer ✔7, 5 being therapists, 2 being consumers
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Who appoints the therapist members of the Board? - Correct answer ✔The
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governer with advice from the secretary of the state.
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, How many qualified individuals are needed to apply for Board membership? -
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Correct answer ✔250, the number of names shall be 5 times the number of
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vacancies.
To qualify as a massage therapist on the Board... - Correct answer ✔You must
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be a resident, a licensed massage therapist with an active practice, and
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massaged in the state for 5 consecutive years, and in good standing with the
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board.
To qualify as a consumer on the Board... - Correct answer ✔Member of the
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public, to have not practiced massage or currently in training, not
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participated in field or business of massage, and no household member under |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
those massage practice or in training or field or business of massage. Nor
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benefited financially within 2 years by a person of the Board. |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
How long is a Board member term? And how many terms can they serve? -
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Correct answer ✔4 years, and only 2 consecutive full terms.
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Out of state massage therapy - Correct answer ✔An individual in the state for
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7 days or less and has similar requirements of massage in their home state
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and is qualified to work in their home state already, may practice massage in
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Maryland.
What is a "Contact hour"? - Correct answer ✔50 mins of actual instructional
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time per each 60 min hour|! |! |! |! |!
2025 with precise detailed
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answers
What does it mean to practice massage therapy? - Correct answer ✔To engage
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professionally and for compensation in massage therapy.
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What is massage therapy? - Correct answer ✔Use of manual techniques on
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soft tissues of the human body.
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Massage does NOT include... - Correct answer ✔Diagnosis or treatment of
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illness, disease, injury. Adjustment of skeletal tissues.
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What does "registered massage practitioner" mean? - Correct answer ✔An
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individual who is registered by the Board in a setting that is not a healthcare
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setting.
How many members of the Board? How many are therapists, and how many
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are consumers? - Correct answer ✔7, 5 being therapists, 2 being consumers
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Who appoints the therapist members of the Board? - Correct answer ✔The
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governer with advice from the secretary of the state.
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, How many qualified individuals are needed to apply for Board membership? -
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Correct answer ✔250, the number of names shall be 5 times the number of
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vacancies.
To qualify as a massage therapist on the Board... - Correct answer ✔You must
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be a resident, a licensed massage therapist with an active practice, and
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massaged in the state for 5 consecutive years, and in good standing with the
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board.
To qualify as a consumer on the Board... - Correct answer ✔Member of the
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public, to have not practiced massage or currently in training, not
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participated in field or business of massage, and no household member under |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
those massage practice or in training or field or business of massage. Nor
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benefited financially within 2 years by a person of the Board. |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |! |!
How long is a Board member term? And how many terms can they serve? -
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Correct answer ✔4 years, and only 2 consecutive full terms.
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Out of state massage therapy - Correct answer ✔An individual in the state for
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7 days or less and has similar requirements of massage in their home state
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and is qualified to work in their home state already, may practice massage in
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Maryland.
What is a "Contact hour"? - Correct answer ✔50 mins of actual instructional
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time per each 60 min hour|! |! |! |! |!
