3 Colo. Code Regs. § 722-1.2
Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 22, November 25, 2024
Section 3 CCR 722-1.2 - [Effective 1/7/2025] Education and Training RequirementsThe purpose of this Rule is to provide additional guidance regarding the educational and training requirements for licensure set forth in sections 12-235-104(2) and 12-235-108(1)(a), C.R.S.
A. An applicant for licensure must have successfully completed a massage therapy program from an approved massage school.B. An applicant for licensure must have successfully completed at least five-hundred total hours of course work and clinical work from an approved massage school.C. "Approved massage school" means: 1. A massage therapy educational school that has a valid certificate of approval from the Division of Private and Occupational Schools in accordance with the provisions of Article 64 of Title 23, C.R.S.; or2. A massage therapy educational program certified by the Colorado Community College System; or3. A massage therapy educational program that is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency including but not limited to a massage therapy educational program that is accredited by an accrediting agency published by the U.S. Department of Education; or4. A massage therapy program at a school located in another state or territory of the United States if the school was approved by that state or territory's community college system or educational regulatory body at the time the applicant completed the program; or5. A massage therapy program at a school located in a foreign country provided that: a. The foreign-trained applicant submits his/her qualifications, credentials, and work experience to one of the following credentialing agencies for review: (1) International Education Research Foundation (IERF).(2) International Consultants of Delaware, Inc. (ICD).(3) A credentialing agency approved by the Director.b. Failure to have a review completed by the credentialing agency pursuant to the terms of this subsection and the massage therapy application procedures identified by the Director may result in the Director denying the application.c. The Director, in her discretion, may accept or refuse any recommendation made by the credentialing agency.D. An applicant who has completed a massage therapy program at a school that is assigned a school code in good standing with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) at the time the applicant completed the program shall be deemed to have met the education and training requirements for licensure set forth in Rule 1.2 (A) and (B), above37 CR 11, June 10, 2014, effective 7/1/201438 CR 01, January 10, 2015, effective 1/30/201540 CR 01, January 10, 2017, effective 1/30/201740 CR 19, October 10, 2017, effective 10/30/201743 CR 03, February 10, 2020, effective 1/1/202043 CR 07, April 10, 2020, effective 4/30/202043 CR 22, November 25, 2020, effective 12/15/202044 CR 09, May 10, 2021, effective 5/30/202145 CR 17, September 10, 2022, effective 8/15/202245 CR 16, August 25, 2022, effective 9/14/202245 CR 21, November 10, 2022, effective 11/30/202247 CR 19, October 10, 2024, effective 9/9/2024, exp. 1/7/2025 (Emergency)