Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 79 - Massage Therapists
Article 1 - Licensing
12 AAC 79.100 - Application for licensure by examination
Universal Citation: 12 AK Admin Code 79.100
Current through February 24, 2025
(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 received through
(A) the American Red Cross;
(B) the American Heart Association;
(C) the American Safety and Health
Institute;
(D) a course that adheres
to the most recent American Heart Association guidelines; or
(E) a course that is compliant with current
Joint Commission standards; 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)
Authority: AS 08.61.020
AS 08.61.030
AS 08.61.090
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