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Only a person licensed or authorized pursuant to this chapter shall practice massage therapy and only a person licensed under this article shall use the title “masseur”, “masseuse” or “massage therapist”. No person, firm, partnership or corporation claiming to be engaged in the practice of massage or massage therapy shall in any manner describe, advertise, or place any advertisement for services as defined in section seventy-eight hundred one of this article unless such services are performed by a person licensed or authorized pursuant to this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New York Consolidated Laws, Education Law - EDN § 7802. Practice of massage therapy and use of title “masseur”, “masseuse” or “massage therapist” or the term “massage” or “massage therapy” - last updated January 01, 2026 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/education-law/edn-sect-7802/
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