21 NCAC 30 .0516             TREATMENT IN BODY CAVITIES

A licensee may perform massage and bodywork therapy inside the vaginal or anal cavities of a client provided the licensee complies with the following requirements:

(1)           the licensee has received a written prescription or order from a licensed medical doctor prescribing or ordering the specific massage and bodywork therapy treatment to the soft tissues inside the vaginal or anal cavity;

(2)           prior to the start of treatment, the licensee obtains written and signed consent from the client for treatment inside the client's vaginal or anal cavities stating that the client has been advised that the client has the right to have another person, provided either by the client or therapist, present in the room while the treatment is being performed and indicating whether the client chooses treatment with a third person present or treatment with only the therapist and the client present;

(3)           consistent with Rule .0506 of this Chapter, the drape covering the client's pelvic area may be temporarily moved with the voluntary and informed consent of the client in order to perform therapeutic treatment to the structures in that area;

(4)           consistent with Rule .0507 of this Chapter, the licensee shall use a glove or finger cot made of latex or other impervious material to cover their hand or finger used for treatment within body cavities; and

(5)           the massage and bodywork therapy treatment is performed in conformance with Rule .0509 of this Chapter.

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

Eff. October 1, 2008;

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