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== A Health Care Profession ==========
Registered massage therapy operates within the Health Professions and Occupations Act.
A Registered Massage Therapist is a regulated health care professional. You can see an RMT without a referal.
Effective June 28 2024, the College of Complementary Health Professionals of British Columbia is the regulatory body for registered massage therapists.
To ensure a standard, "safe, effective and ethical care".
The College of Complementary Health Professionals of BC (CCHPBC) was officially formed through the amalgamation of the College of Chiropractors of BC, College of Massage Therapists of BC (CMTBC), College of Naturopathic Physicians of BC, and College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists.
As the Ministry of Health determines a multitude of legislation from multiple legislative bodies are involved. Other associated governing bodies provide legislation as to regulations that of health care professional including RMTs must abide by.
The business of massage therapy has clinic operational rules like any other private business.
Why is the title of Registered Massage Therapist is so important?
Massage therapy has been a regulated profession under British Columbia legislation since 1946. And a designated health profession under the Health Professions Act (HPA) since December 16, 1994, and the College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia (CMTBC ) is the regulatory body established for the health profession of massage therapy. And Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA) will take precedence and includes the former HPA.
As per Massage Therapists Regulation from HPA: "...[a] registrant may practise massage therapy...".
This is the legal distinction indicating who can claim to practice massage therapy. Only registered massage therapists can provide massage therapy.
The following reserved titles (protected by law) - massage therapist, massage practitioner, registered massage practitioner and lastly more commonly, registered massage therapist (RMT) are reserved for registrants of the College, only.
All 'registrants' (RMT) are listed on the Public Register of the College's website.
Click the button below to check if John Forsyth is listed by the College as an 'RMT'.
Why is this distinction important?
To ensure a standard, "safe, ethical and effective care".
Only five provinces now have this distinction - British Columbia, Ontario, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island - all have the same standard that is recognized as a health profession by their respective province and by third party extended health insurance benefit providers.
Although Alberta has an "Association", Certified Registered Massage Therapist Association and their members can provide only massage in Alberta that qualifies for insurance claim in Alberta.
Any 'therapist' from outside of BC, must qualify & register with the BC Regulatory College to practice massage therapy in BC.
This is note worthy as for insurance billing for a service performed in BC, they must be a registrant (RMT) of CMTBC.
Note: insurance companies also provide a list of RMTs as well.
== Button links to Regulatory Body: to verify if a therapist is "registered".
All Canadians are afforded the rights and responsibilities under the Character of Rights and Freedoms within reasonable limitations of the Law.
~ freedoms have limitations ~
== Business, Profession and Person Legals
Legal Notices pertaining to this website & business - intellectual property & harmful communications:
- Intellectual property protection like patient, copyright, trademark, etc.; and
- Protection against harmful communications regarding, person and or business of John Forsyth RMT.
The mis-use and mis-characterization through any form of communication regarding John Forsyth RMT is prohibited by law.
The information on this website is in the legal property of John Forsyth (RMT, Clinc) and is in jurisdiction of the Province of British Columbia Canada, and is protected by Canadian Copyright Act, the Personal Information Protection Act and The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act Canada as the owner has not provided consent to any party within or outside of this jurisdiction to use, or duplicate in any manner. Reciprocal acts exist with(in) Canada, United States of America and the EU.
Defamation Law in British Columbia and Canada - is a communication about a person or business that is untrue and causes harm to their reputation.
Defamation is a communication that injures a third party's reputation and causes a legally redressable injury. It makes people who read or hear the communication think less of that person or business. The communication must be made to other people, not just conveyed privately. If defamation is spoken, it's called slander; and when written it's called libel.
In British Columbia and Canada there are civil and federal laws to protect against such harmful communications and the plaintive often is awarded costs and damages as defamatory material is presumed to be false and malicious under the law.
Unfortunately, there are many sites that may mis-represent my information without my consent. Please avoid these sites as their parasitic nature only adds to harm of businesses like mine.
A note on advertising and reviews.
This page informs you about the legal jurisdiction, governance and regulations pertaining to the profession of massage therapy.
And the protection of intellectual property and harmful communications.
== On Advertising and Google Reviews
Only Google and Yellow pages have my consent to use my information. Google search has accurate information.
Smart Ads is paused now. Advertising - Google Search, Bing Search, FaceBook, and Yellow pages....
When you Google search "RMT Penticton", the are a list of results, down a wee bit on the list. Whereas "ads" are near top or in a feed and labelled as so (AD or Sponsored). Anything else is a the results of Google search...
My Google review policy:
Once a review is posted, I get a notification from Google and I reply in kind. As I really do appreciate your positive words and I wish to thank you as soon as possible.
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