Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-3-.01

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 532-X-3-.01 - [Effective 1/7/2025] [Effective until 11/14/2024] Massage Therapist Licensure Qualifications

(1) Licensure applicants must be eighteen years of age or older on the date the applications for licensure is submitted to the Board.

(2) The applicant must not have knowingly performed massage therapy, whether for compensation or not, at or for a sexually oriented business, and must not have been convicted of or entered a plea of nolo contendere to a crime involving prostitution or other sexual offense within a three-year period before submitting the application for licensure.

(3) The applicant must complete an application on the forms approved by the Board, and shall pay for all fees as set forth below, in a timely manner.

(4) The applicant shall cause the approved school which the applicant attended to provide an original transcript of the applicant's satisfactory completion of the required course of instruction or curriculum, where the applicant is relying on the education requirement satisfaction for application to take the examination for licensure. If original transcripts are not available due to unusual circumstances, the school should so certify to the Board, and the Board may approve submission of alternate documents that substantiate the applicant's satisfaction of the education requirements.

(5) An applicant who is licensed or registered to practice massage therapy in another state or sovereign state and wishes to obtain licensure in Alabama must meet the minimum requirements set forth by the Board for licensure.

(6) Each first-time applicant for licensure must both complete the education requirements and take a board approved examination.

(7) The education requirements for eligibility to apply for licensure are as follows as referenced in 532-X-3-.05:

(b) The Board requires 650 hours of a supervised course of instruction:

(8) To permit animal massage by a massage therapist under the direction of prescription of a licensed veterinarian, the applicant must graduate from a nationally approved program and complete a minimum of 100 hours of postgraduate training and education in animal anatomy, pathology, and physiology for the type of animal on which the therapist will perform therapeutic massage.

(9) Pass a criminal history check.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-3-.01

New Rule: Filed January 29, 2001; effective March 5, 2001. Amended: Filed November 9, 2006; effective December 14, 2006. Amended: Filed April 20, 2009; effective May 25, 2009. Amended: Filed February 10, 2012; effective March 16, 2012.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVIII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2019, eff. 12/15/2019.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 12, September 29, 2023, eff. 11/13/2023.

Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2024, eff. 9/20/2024; expires 109 days, 1/7/2025 (Emergency).

Author: Keith E. Warren

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-43-9.