“Registered Massage Therapist”
“Massage Therapist”
“Registered Massage Practitioner”
“Massage Practitioner”

To serve and protect the public.
To exercise its powers and discharge its responsibilities under all enactments in the public interest.

It refers to the fact that the RMT is billing more than $23. The patient will have to pay the difference.

The vocal part of the speech that is not words; pitch, resonance, articulation, tempo, volume, rhythm

$675.

A legislation that applies to the great majority of RMTs in British Columbia. It sets out the general rules that apply to the protection of patients’ personal information, and the obligations of registrants to maintain patient confidentiality and privacy.

This Committee hears and determines any matters that have been forwarded to it by the Inquiry Committee

The patient is pre-authorized for 12 treatments right after the injury.

A list of all Registrants, including Registrant’s name, business address & phone #, Any limits or conditions imposed on his/her practice, Notation of any suspension or cancellation of the person’s registration.

December 15

It outlines the expectations for ethical massage therapy practice.
When faced with an ethical dilemma, RMTs are responsible for exercising their professional judgement in accordance with their duties under this code.

Works with gov’t & regulatory bodies to promote registered massage therapy
Lobby & negotiates contracts between RMTs & insurers.

This type of patient has 10 treatments combined per calendar year.

A commitment to duty above self-interest or personal gain; and Independence from external interference in the affairs of the profession (self-government).

16 years.

It refers to the activities that RMTs are educated and authorized to perform, which is established through the legislated definition of “massage therapy” in the Massage Therapists Regulation.

This Committee establishes and maintains a program to prevent professional misconduct, including professional misconduct of a sexual nature.

A doctor's referral is required and the patient must have an accepted claim before their treatment.

The inability of the professional to separate the therapeutic relationship from personal feelings & expectations for the client.

This is a factual summary of all the information available regarding the patient’s case. It expressly does NOT contain any opinion from you with respect to the patient’s condition

the Act is umbrella legislation that provides a common regulatory framework for health professions in British Columbia.

1995- British Columbia introduced legislation that designated massage therapy as a profession in its own right, and the College of Massage Therapy was created

The patient pays NOTHING, they cannot be surcharged. RMT bills $23 only.

When a client unconsciously projects unresolved feelings, needs, and issues onto a practitioner .

A term coined by Carl Rogers to mean emphatic and compassionate interaction that does not pass judgment on client behaviours or decisions.