New York Codes, Rules and Regulations
Title 8 - EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
Chapter II - Regulations of the Commissioner
Subchapter A - Higher and Professional Education
Part 52 - Registration of Curricula
Section 52.15 - Massage therapy
Universal Citation: 8 NY Comp Codes Rules and Regs ยง 52.15
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 12, March 20, 2024
(a) A program of instruction in massage therapy may be offered at a degree-granting institution or by a school or institute of massage therapy which meets the requirements of this Part.
(b) Curriculum. The institution shall maintain a satisfactory program of not less than 1,000 clock hours of classroom instruction or the semester hour equivalent, as prescribed as follows:
(1) 200
clock hours in anatomy, physiology, and neurology, provided that a minimum of
50 clock hours of instruction is given in neurology;
(2) 150 clock hours in myology and/or
kinesiology;
(3) 100 clock hours in
general pathology, including instruction related to skin, neuromuscular, and
soft tissue conditions;
(4) 75
clock hours in the subject of hygiene, first aid, and other areas related to
the practice of massage therapy, including but not limited to instruction in:
infection control procedures; cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) resulting in
certification; the recognition of abused and/ or neglected patients; and the
uses, effects, and chemical ingredients of powders, oils, and other products
used in the practice of massage therapy;
(5) 150 clock hours in general theory and
techniques in the fundamentals of western massage therapy and oriental massage
therapy, provided that a minimum of 50 clock hours of instruction is given in
each type of massage therapy; and
(6) 325 clock hours of additional instruction
and student practice in massage therapy techniques, within the practice of
massage as defined in section
7801 of the Education Law, provided that
each student shall be required to directly apply massage therapy techniques to
another individual for a minimum of 150 clock hours and that student practice
shall be under the on-site supervision of a person licensed to practice massage
therapy pursuant to the requirements of section
7804 of the Education Law or authorized to
practice massage therapy by subdivision one of section
7805 of
the Education Law.
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