Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-3-.03

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

Section 532-X-3-.03 - [Effective until 1/7/2025] Qualifications for Licensure as a Massage Therapist

(1) No individual may perform the duties of a massage therapist unless he or she holds a valid license issued by the board.

(2) To be licensed as a massage therapist, an individual shall:

(a) Have successfully completed a minimum of 650 hours of instruction which shall consist of all of the following:

1. One hundred hours of anatomy and physiology, including 35 hours of myology, 15 hours of osteology, 10 hours of circulatory system, and 10 hours of nervous system, with the remaining 30 hours addressing other body systems at the discretion of the massage therapy school.

2. Two hundred fifty hours of basic massage therapy, the contradistinctions of massage therapy, and related touch therapy modalities, including a minimum of 50 hours of supervised massage.

3. Fifty hours of business, hydrotherapy, first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, professional ethics, and state massage therapy laws.

4. Two hundred fifty hours of electives as determined by the massage therapy school.

(b) Successfully pass either the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) or the Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (BCETMB). The board may approve other state exams on a case-by-case basis.

(c) Successfully complete a criminal history background check pursuant to Section 34-43A-13(c) of the Code of Alabama.

(d) Pay all applicable fees.

(e) Provide proof of coverage demonstrating that the applicant possesses professional and general liability insurance with an "A" rated or better insurance carrier in the amount of at least one million dollars.

(f) Satisfy the requirements of Code of Alabama § 31-13-7 related to citizenship or lawful presence.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-3-.03

New Rule: Filed January 29, 2001; effective 3/5/2001. Amended: Filed April 20, 2009; effective 5/25/2009. Amended: Filed February 10, 2012; effective 3/16/2012.

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: Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-43A-6.