Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A)
For purposes of
this rule, "hours" as used in section
4731.19 of the Revised Code,
means a period of sixty minutes with a minimum of fifty minutes of
instruction.
(B)
A person seeking a license to practice massage therapy
must hold one of the following:
(1)
A diploma or certificate from a limited branch school,
college or institution located in Ohio that held a certificate of good standing
at the time the person obtained the diploma or certificate.
(2)
A diploma or
certificate from a limited branch school, college, or institution located
outside of Ohio that held a certificate of good standing at the time the person
obtained the diploma or certificate.
(3)
A diploma or
certificate from a limited branch school, college, or institution located
outside of Ohio that required the completion of a course of instruction meeting
the requirements section
4731.19 of the Revised Code. No
more than one-half of the course of instruction required by section
4731.19 of the Revised Code may
have been provided via distance education.
(4)
During the
five-year period immediately preceding the date of application, a current
license, registration, or certificate in good standing in another state for
massage therapy.
(C)
A person desiring
to have the board determine the standing of a limited branch school, college,
or institution shall file an application for a certificate of good standing in
the form and manner prescribed by the board. The completed application shall be
signed by the owner or owners and shall provide evidence of the
following:
(1)
If the limited branch school, college or institution is
located in this state, that:
(a)
It holds a certificate of authorization issued by the
Ohio department of higher education pursuant to Chapter 1713. of the Revised
Code; or
(b)
It holds a valid certificate of registration and a
valid program authorization for the program in the limited branch of medicine
issued by the state board of career colleges and schools pursuant to Chapter
3332. of the Revised Code; or
(c)
It holds a
certificate of authorization issued by the Ohio department of education,
division of career/technical adult education; and
(d)
It offers a
course of instruction in compliance with section
4731.19 of the Revised Code. No
more than one-half of the course of instruction required by section
4731.19 of the Revised Code may
be provided via distance education.
(e)
It requires that
each student, prior to completing the course of instruction, perform, on a
licensed massage therapist, at least one therapeutic massage. The school shall
ensure that the student massage is evaluated as to whether the student
demonstrates at least minimally acceptable competency.
(2)
If the
limited branch school, college or institution is located outside this state,
that:
(a)
It
holds a current or valid registration authorizing its operation issued by the
appropriate regulatory body in the state of location that is substantially
equivalent to the department of higher education, the state board of career
colleges and schools, or the department of education in this state;
or
(b)
Approval or recognition by the state board or agency
authorized to regulate the limited branch of medicine in the state in which the
limited branch school, college, or institution is located; or
(c)
In the event that
the limited branch school, college, or institution is located in a state that
does not approve or recognize such facilities or educational programs, approval
by the federation of state massage therapy boards for purposes of permitting
graduates to sit for the MBLEx; and
(d)
It offers a
course of instruction in compliance with section
4731.19 of the Revised Code. No
more than one-half of the course of instruction required by section
4731.19 of the Revised Code may
be provided via distance education.
(e)
It requires that
each student, prior to completing the course of instruction, perform, on a
licensed massage therapist, at least one therapeutic massage. The school shall
ensure that the student massage is evaluated as to whether the student
demonstrates at least minimally acceptable competency.
(D)
At or before the time a school, college or institution
in this state accepts a student for admission to a massage therapy course of
instruction, the school, college or institution shall provide the student with
written notice that arrests, charges, or convictions of criminal offenses may
be cause to deny or limit licensure or employment opportunities in specific
careers and occupations and may limit the student's ability to obtain federal,
state, and other financial aid. The notice shall direct students to the
explanatory statement and disqualifying offense list on the board's website
at
www.med.ohio.gov/The-Board/Disqualifying-Criminal-Convictions.
(E)
An application for a certificate of good standing shall
be signed by all owners and may not be signed by a person who has been found
guilty of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, or by a person who has
been disciplined by the board pursuant to section
4731.22 of the Revised
Code.
(F)
The board may refuse to issue, suspend, place on
probation, revoke, or permanently revoke a certificate of good standing for any
one or any combination of the following causes:
(1)
Non-compliance
with or failure to fulfill the provisions of this chapter of the Administrative
Code or applicable provisions of Chapter 4731. of the Revised
Code;
(2)
Furnishing of false, misleading, or incomplete
information requested by the board;
(3)
Violation of
state or federal laws including discrimination in the acceptance and education
of students upon the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national
origin.
(G)
If the board refuses to issue, suspend, place on
probation, revoke, or permanently revoke a certificate of good standing, the
applicant or the certificate holder shall be entitled to a hearing. Notice and
hearing requirements will be in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 119.
of the Revised Code and any rules adopted by the board.
(H)
In determining
the effective date of any suspension, revocation, or permanent revocation of a
certificate, the board shall take into consideration those students currently
enrolled in the course of instruction.
(I)
The certificate
of good standing issued pursuant to this rule is valid for two years from the
date of issuance. It may be renewed upon the holder's submission of evidence
demonstrating that the requirements of paragraph (C) of this rule are satisfied
as determined by the board.
Replaces: Part of 4731-1-10, 4731-15, Part of 4731-1-18
