Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) An applicant for licensure shall qualify for
licensure by:
1. Successfully completing a course of study of at least 500
hours in massage and bodywork therapies; and
2. Successfully
passing either:
i. An examination offered by NCBTMB;
ii. The NCCAOM Asian Bodywork Therapy examination; or
iii. The Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) offered by the
FSMTB.
(b) An applicant shall have
completed the course of study required by (a) above no more than five years prior to submitting an
application for licensure to the Board. A course of study completed more than five years prior to submission
shall not qualify an applicant for licensure.
(c) An individual
who applies for a license shall submit to the Board:
1. A completed
application;
2. An official transcript, which indicates that the
applicant has completed an associate degree in massage and bodywork or a course of study outlined in (d)
below from a school accredited or approved by:
i. The New Jersey Department
of Education;
ii. The New Jersey Department Labor and Workforce
Development;
iii. The New Jersey Commission on Higher Education;
or
iv. An agency of another state, which substantially meets the
requirements of the New Jersey Department of Education, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce
Development or the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education;
3. Proof that the applicant has successfully passed the written examination
offered by the FSMTB, NCBTMB, or NCCAOM;
4. A completed Criminal
History Certification of Authorization form;
5. Proof that the
applicant has current certification in CPR, Firstaid, and use of an automated external defibrillator (AED)
from courses offered by the American Heart Association or a substantially similar course approved or offered
by the American Red Cross, the National Safety Council, Coyne First Aid, Inc., the American Safety and Health
Institute, EMP International Inc., or EMS Safety Services Inc.; and
6. The application fee set forth in
N.J.A.C.
13:37A-7.1.
(d) A
course of study in massage and bodywork therapy of at least 500 hours shall include:
1. At least 90 hours of anatomy/physiology/pathophysiology;
2. Ethics and law;
3. Theory
and practice (in-class instruction as to massage and bodywork theory and modalities and in-class
demonstration and practice of massage and bodywork modalities);
4. Electives directly related to the practice of massage and bodywork
therapy; and
5. At least 100 hours of clinical practice,
performed on the premises of the school, that is supervised by a faculty member who is present on-site while
services are being performed and is either a licensed massage and bodywork therapist or is legally authorized
to perform massage and bodywork therapy in the state in which the school exists.
(e) For purposes of (d) above, one credit in a course taken in a college or
university shall constitute 15 hours of course study.
(f) Hours
completed during one area of a course of study in massage and bodywork therapy shall not be counted towards
completion of another area of that course. For example, one hour spent performing massage, bodywork, and
somatic therapy that is completed as part of theory and practice pursuant to (d)3 above shall not be counted
towards the 100 hours of clinical practice required by (d)5 above.
(g) The Board shall issue a license to an applicant who qualifies pursuant
to (a) above if the applicant is not disqualified for licensure pursuant to the provisions of
N.J.S.A.
45:1-14 et seq.
