Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 24 - Occupational and Professional Licenses, Division of
Rule 24.27.01 - RULES OF THE IDAHO STATE BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPY
Section 24.27.01.100 - LICENSURE

01. Approved Examinations. A passing score on either the MBLEx, the NCETMB, NESL, or the NCETM examination or an examination deemed by the Board to be equivalent.

02. Approved Educational Program. The registered program must have a minimum of three-hundred ninety (390) hours of in-class supervised hours of coursework and one-hundred ten (110) hours supervised clinical work or supervised massage therapy fieldwork experience. Clinical work may take place either on campus excluding instructional hours, or in an offsite location approved by the school. Students are not permitted to render any clinical services to clients until students have completed at least twenty percent (20%) of the required hours of instruction. All clinical services must be performed under the supervision of a person fully licensed.

03. Provisional Permit. Upon application to the Board and payment of the required fees, an applicant may be issued a provisional permit to practice massage therapy if the applicant meets all the requirements for licensure under section 54-4009, Idaho Code, except for having successfully passed a Board-approved nationally recognized competency examination in massage therapy. While working pursuant to a provisional permit, the permit holder must be supervised by any person licensed in Idaho to provide massage therapy and whose license is in good standing. An applicant will be issued only one (1) provisional permit that is valid for a period not to exceed six (6) months. A provisional permit may be renewed only upon a showing of good cause.