Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 345 - RULES OF GEORGIA BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY

The Administrative History following each Rule gives the date on which the Rule was originally filed and its effective date, as well as the date on which any amendment or repeal was filed and its effective date. Principal abbreviations used in the Administrative History are as follows:

f. - filed

eff. - effective

R. - Rule (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

Ch. - Chapter (Abbreviated only at the beginning of the control number)

ER. - Emergency Rule

Rev. - Revised

Note: Emergency Rules are listed in each Rule's Administrative History by Emergency Rule number, date filed and effective date. The Emergency Rule will be in effect for 120 days or until the effective date of a permanent Rule covering the same subject matter superseding this Emergency Rule is adopted, as specified by the Agency.

Chapters 345-2 entitled "Organization" and 345-7 entitled "Fees" have been adopted. Filed December 13, 2006; effective January 2, 2007.

Chapter 345-8 entitled "Requirements - Board Recognized Massage Therapy Education Program" has been adopted. Filed January 10, 2007; effective January 30, 2007.

Chapter 345-3 entitled "Applications" has been adopted. Filed February 6, 2007; effective February 26, 2007.

Chapters 345-1 entitled "Definitions", 345-4 entitled "License Renewal, Continuing Education, Inactive Status and Reinstatement of License", 345-5 entitled "Licensure by Endorsement", 345-6 entitled "Licensure by Reciprocity", 345-9 entitled "Exemptions from Licensure", and 345-10 entitled "Discipline" have been adopted. Rule 345-3-.02 has been adopted. Filed July 5, 2007; effective July 25, 2007.

Rules 345-4-.04 and .05 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed February 25, 2008; effective March 16, 2008.

Rules 345-4-.03 and 345-5-.01 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Chapter 345-6 has been repealed. Filed September 9, 2008; effective September 29, 2008.

Rules 345-1-.01, 345-3-.02, and 345-4-.02 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed March 9, 2009; effective March 29, 2009.

Rules 345-4-.01, .04, .05, 345-5-.01, 345-8-.02, .03, and 345-10-.03 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Filed July 2, 2009; effective July 22, 2009.

Rule 345-10-.04 has been repealed and a new Rule adopted. Filed April 28, 2010; effective May 18, 2010.

Rules 345-3-.02, 345-4-.02, .04, 345-5-.01, 345-10-.01, and .03 have been repealed and new Rules adopted. Chapter 345-6 entitled "Professional and Unprofessional Conduct" has been adopted. F. Nov. 3, 2010; eff. Nov. 23, 2010. Rule 345-4-.05 repealed and readopted. F. Aug. 31, 2011; eff. Sep. 20, 2011.

Chapter 480-37 adopted. F. Feb. 24, 2012; eff. Mar. 15, 2012.

Rules 345-4-.02, 345-8-.01, 345-8-.02, 345-8-.03 amended. Chapter 480-37 adopted. F. Feb. 27, 2012; eff. Mar. 18, 2012.

Rule 345-3-.01 repealed and readopted with new title. F. Feb. 5, 2013; eff. Feb. 25, 2013.

Rules 345-3-.01 and 345-5-.01 repealed and new Rules adopted, Rules 345-3-.02 and 345-8-.03 repealed and readopted with new title, Rule 345-8-.01 amended. F. Oct. 30, 2013; eff. Nov. 19, 2013.

Rules 345-4-.03 and .05 amended. F. Mar. 10, 2015; eff. Mar. 30, 2015.

Rule 345-4-.02 amended. F. Sep. 2, 2015; eff. Sep. 22, 2015.

Rule 345-6-.02 adopted. F. May 16, 2016; eff. June 5, 2016.

Rule 345-6-.01,correction of non-substantive typographical error in sub-paragraph (2)(c),"message" corrected to "massage", as requested by the Agency. Effective August 5, 2016.

Rules 345-8-.01, .02 amended. F. Apr. 13, 2017; eff. May 3, 2017.

Rule 345-4-.04 amended. F. May 22, 2017; eff. June 11, 2017.

Rule 345-4-.05 amended. F. May 23, 2017; eff. June 12, 2017.

Rule 345-5-.02 adopted. F. Oct. 13, 2017; eff. Nov. 2, 2017.

Rule 345-4-.03 amended. F. May 10, 2018; eff. May 30, 2018.