Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) When the board determines that a massage
school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program fails to
meet the standards for education and training as required in this chapter, the
board may:
(a) Deny approval to a new massage
school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program;
or
(b) Suspend or revoke approval
of an approved massage school, massage program, transfer program or
apprenticeship program.
(2) The board may conduct a review or site
visit to investigate any allegation that a massage school, massage program,
transfer program or apprenticeship program has not met, or has failed to
maintain, the standards set forth in this chapter including, but not limited
to:
(a) Selling or offering to sell
transcripts, or providing or offering to provide transcripts, without requiring
attendance, or full attendance;
(b)
Failure to require students to attend all of the classes listed on the
transcript or school completion form;
(c) Failure to require students to attend all
of the hours listed on the transcript or school completion form;
(d) Engaging in fraudulent practices
including, but not limited to, the creation of fake documents to aid or abet
students seeking licensure, aiding or abetting a student in cheating on the
licensing examination, aiding or abetting students to use false documents or to
present false testimony in hearings, aiding or abetting students in engaging in
fraudulent practices with respect to hearings, making false claims, or
otherwise engaging in fraudulent practices;
(e) Violating or attempting to violate,
directly or indirectly, or assisting in or abetting the violation of any
statute or rule applicable to a massage school, massage program, transfer
program or apprenticeship program;
(f) Failure to create or maintain accurate
records including, but not limited to, student attendance records and student
transcripts or school completion form;
(g) Failure to identify transfer credit or
clock hours from other institutions including name of other institution(s),
credit or clock hours transferred, and class requirements met by transfer
credit or clock hours on transcripts or school completion form;
(h) A finding by a state or local agency, or
a private certifying, permitting, or accreditation agency related to massage,
that a massage school, massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship
program has engaged in any of the conduct identified in this subsection;
or
(i) Failure of a massage school,
massage program, transfer program or apprenticeship program that has requested
board approval to meet or maintain the requirements for approval set forth in
this chapter.
(3) Board
approval expires and is no longer valid if the massage school, massage program,
transfer program or apprenticeship program does not submit an application for
renewal prior to the expiration date of the board's approval.
