Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 345 - RULES OF GEORGIA BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY
Chapter 345-3 - APPLICATIONS
Rule 345-3-.02 - Application for Licensure
Universal Citation: GA Rules and Regs r 345-3-.02
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The applicant for licensure as a massage therapist shall submit an application and the required non-refundable fee on a form approved by the Board, and evidence satisfactory to the Board that the applicant:
(a) is at least 18 years of age;
and
(b) has a high school diploma,
GED, or recognized equivalent; and
(c) is a citizen of the United States or a
permanent resident of the United States.
(2) In addition to the information called for on the form, the applicant must also provide or complete the following:
(a) satisfactory results from a fingerprint
record check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, as determined by the Board. The applicant
shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of such
background check (see instructions on how to register and complete the
fingerprint check posted @ www.sos.ga.gov/plb/massage ,
Application Downloads link); and
(b) official verification from NCBTMB
(National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) or FSMTB
(Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards) showing applicant has passed the
NCBTMB National Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage (NCETM) or National
Certification Exam for Therapeutic Massage & Bodywork (NCETMB), or the
FSMTB Massage & Bodywork Licensing Exam (MBLEx), or an exam deemed
equivalent or equal to the NCE or FSMTB exam by the Board; and,
(c) applicants educated within the United
States: submit an official, certified school transcript in an original sealed
envelope, by the applicant's school or program, of successful completion
(graduation) of a board-recognized massage therapy education program consisting
of a minimum of five-hundred (500) hours of course and clinical work in
accordance with Board rule 345-8; or,
(d) applicants educated outside the United
States:
1. provide a credential evaluation
report, in English, completed by a verifiable credential evaluation entity
subject to the Board's approval to include a certified copy of the school
transcript translated into English that includes, but is not limited to, the
following:
i. all documentation must be
certified translations including the name and contact number of the person
completing and approving the credential evaluation report; and,
ii. the credential evaluation report shall
include verification that the massage therapy educational entity providing the
transcript to the applicant of the education was licensed, recognized or
approved by a government, country, province or territory's educational
commission, regulatory body or other verifiable official.
2. official verification of passage of one of
the following national exams: MBLEx, NCBTMB, or NCBTM.
3. the Board reserves the right to recognize
and consider mitigating circumstances with regard to the provision of
educational information within compliance with this rule.
O.C.G.A. §§ 43-1-3, 43-1-7, 43-1-19, 43-1-24, 43-1-25, 43-24A-7, 43-24A-8 and 43-24A-11.
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