Section 12 AAC 79.100 - Application for licensure by examination(a) The board will issue a license by examination to practice massage therapy to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.61.030 and this section.(b) An applicant for licensure by examination under this section must submit (1) a completed application, on a form provided by the department; the completed application must include(A) the personal identification information requested on the form;(B) information related to the grounds of disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.61.060;(C) the applicant's fingerprint information described in 12 AAC 79.130; and(D) the application fee, fingerprint processing fee, and license fee specified in 12 AAC 02.396;(2) verification of massage therapy education, sent directly from the school or program to the division office; verification must consist of (A) on or before June 30, 2019, an official school transcript evidencing completion of a course of study of at least 500 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from a massage therapy school or program that (i) has authorization to operate from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education under AS 14.48 or from a similar agency of another state; or(ii) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency;(B) on or after July I, 2019, an official school transcript evidencing completion of a course of study of at least 625 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from a massage therapy school or program that (i) has authorization to operate from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education under AS 14.48 or from a similar agency of another state; or(ii) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; or(C) evidence satisfactory to the board of completion of an apprenticeship program that meets the requirements and standards of the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) and the requirements and standards of the Coalition of National Massage Therapy Organizations; Entry Level Analysis Project (ELAP) Work Group, The Core: Entry Level Massage Education Blueprint, dated December 2013, and adopted by reference;(3) verification, sent directly from the appropriate agency to the division office, of having passed (A) the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLE) administered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards; or(B) the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage or the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, each administered by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, if the applicant took the examination before February 1, 2015;(4) a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or an equivalent organization; and(5) The following: (A) on or before June 30, 2019, verification of having completed at least four hours of safety education in bloodborne pathogens and universal precaution in the two years preceding the application; or(B) on or after July 1, 2019, verification of having completed at least two hours of safety education in bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions in the two years preceding the application.(c) In this section, "in-class supervised instruction" means education received either in a physical classroom or through online distance education.(d) To meet the educational requirements of this section and 12 AAC 79.140, online distance education courses (1) must be completed through a board-approved online distance education monitoring program;(2) must meet the requirements of (b)(2)(B) of this section; and(3) may not include the practical application hours described in 12 AAC 79.140(a)(2)Eff. 4/17/2019, Register 230 April 2019; am 3/25/2020, Register 233, April 2020; am 5/26/2023, Register 246, July 2023Authority:AS 08.61.020
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