Masseur is a regulated health profession in Slovakia (250).
Massage is registered in the EU regulated professions database with two professions:
Masseur/Massage therapist/Spa therapist/Masseur-Aesthetician is a directly related regulated profession with title “Masér (kondičné, rekondične, regeneračné a športové masáže” (Self-employed masseur (reconditioning and regenerating and sport massages) (EN)) recognized under Directive 2005/36/EC (5), ID 5972.
General system of recognition- Level to be checked. Qualification level: undefined (7). Masseur/Massage therapist/Spa therapist/Masseur-Aesthetician is a directly related regulated profession with title “Masér – zdravotnícky pracovník v kategórii asistent” (Masseur – medical worker in the category assistant (EN)) recognized under Directive 2005/36/EC (5), ID 5901.
General system of recognition- Level to be checked. Qualification level: undefined (7).
5. DIRECTIVE 2005/36/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 7 September 2005 on the recognition of professional qualifications (Text with EEA relevance) (OJ L 255, 30.9.2005, p. 22) Amended up to March 2011, (2005).
7. The European Commission. Regulated professions database. Brussels: EUROPA; 2011 [cited 2012 February 10, ]; Available from: http://ec.europa.eu/internal_market/qualifications/regprof/index.cfm?fuseaction=regProf.index.
250. The National Council of the Slovak Republic. Act No 578/2004 Coll. of 21 October 2004 on healthcare providers, health workers and professional organisations in the health service, and amending and supplementing certain laws, as amended by later regulations. (Zákon č. 578/2004 Z.z. o poskytovateľoch zdravotnej starostlivosti, zdravotníckych pracovníkoch, stavovských organizáciách v zdravotníctve a o zmene a doplnení niektorých zákonov). Brussel 2004 [cited 2012 Januaray 27]; Available from: http://eurlex.
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