2026 Minnesota Statutes

148.6363 LIMITATIONS ON PRACTICE.

Subdivision 1.Limitations.

The practice of massage therapy and Asian bodywork therapy does not include:

(1) performing examinations for the purpose of diagnosis;

(2) providing treatments that are outside the scope of massage therapy or Asian bodywork therapy practice;

(3) attempts to adjust, manipulate, or mobilize any articulation of the body or spine by the use of high-velocity, low-amplitude thrusting force;

(4) attempts to stimulate various points of the body by needle insertion or interruption of the cutaneous integrity by needle insertion to secure therapeutic relief of symptoms;

(5) prescriptive exercise;

(6) manual or mechanical traction when applied to the spine or extremities for the purposes of joint mobilization or manipulation;

(7) injection therapy;

(8) laser therapy;

(9) microwave diathermy;

(10) electrical stimulation;

(11) ultrasound;

(12) iontophoresis; or

(13) phonophoresis.

Subd. 2.Referrals to other health care providers.

If a registered massage therapist or Asian bodywork therapist finds a client's medical condition is beyond the scope of practice established by sections 148.636 to 148.6377 for a registered massage therapist or Asian bodywork therapist, the therapist must refer the client to a licensed health care provider. Nothing in this subdivision prohibits the registered massage therapist or Asian bodywork therapist from continuing to comanage a client's care.

History:

2026 c 115 art 3 s 7