Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-5-.03
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 532-X-5-.03 - [Effective until 1/8/2025] Requirements for Massage Therapy Instructors Teaching and Conducting Clinical(1) Except as provided in Section 34-43A-4(a)(4), every massage therapy instructor teaching a course in massage therapy at a massage therapy school located in this state shall be licensed by the board as a massage therapist and registered as a massage therapy instructor. Instructors who are not teaching massage therapy are not required to register. (a) An adjunct massage therapy instructor shall be dually licensed in the state where he or she resides or be nationally certified, or both.(b) A massage therapy instructor shall satisfy all of the following: 1. Be currently licensed as an Alabama massage therapist and maintain a current unencumbered license.2. Possess training and experience in the field of study and have at least three (3) years of experience in the field of massage and be supported by management in their professional development and teaching skills.(c) Academic studies such as anatomy and physiology, business, and related sciences may be taught by a non-massage therapist professional who has experience in the field.(d) To engage in animal massage by a massage therapist under the direction or prescription of a licensed veterinarian, the applicant must graduate from a nationally approved school and complete a minimum of one hundred (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.Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-5-.03
New Rule: Filed May 19, 2004; effective 6/23/2004.Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLII, Issue No. 12, September 30, 2024, eff. 9/20/2024; expires 110 days, 1/8/2025 (Emergency).Author: Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board
Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-43A-6