21 ncac 30 .0509             SEXUAL ACTIVITY PROHIBITED

To preserve the safety and integrity of the therapeutic relationship, the following requirements shall apply during the period from the beginning of the client/therapist relationship, and continue for six months after the termination of such relationship.  Licensees shall:

(1)           not engage in sexual activity, as defined in Rule .0508, between the licensee and the client, whether such activity is consensual or otherwise;

(2)           not engage in or permit any person or persons to engage in sexual activity with a client in a location where the practice of massage and bodywork therapy is conducted;

(3)           not use such location to make arrangements to engage in sexual activity with a client in any other place; and

(4)           define the boundaries of the professional relationship in the event that the client initiates or asks the licensee to engage in sexual activity.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-626(9);

Eff. September 2, 2005;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 12, 2014.