Ind. Code § 25-21.8-4-2
Qualifications
Redline — January 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2023
As of January 1, 2018
Note: This version of section amended by P.L.152-2018, SEC.36, effective 3-21-2018. See also following version of this section amended by P.L.180-2018, SEC.16, effective 7-1-2019.
Sec. 2. An individual who applies for licensure as a massage therapist must do the following:
Sec. 2. An individual who applies for licensure as a massage therapist must do the following:
(1) Complete and submit the licensure application in the form and manner provided by the board.
(1) Complete and submit the licensure application in the form and manner provided by the board.
(2) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the individual: (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (B) has a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma; (C) has successfully completed a massage therapy school or program that: (i) requires at least five hundred (500) hours of supervised classroom and hands on instruction on massage therapy; (ii) is in good standing with a state, regional, or national agency of government charged with regulating massage therapy schools or programs; and (iii) is accredited by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-21 or accredited by another state where the standards for massage therapy education are substantially the same as the standards in Indiana, or is a program at an institution of higher learning that is approved by the board; and (D) has taken and passed a licensure examination approved by the board.
(2) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the individual: (A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age; (B) has a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma; (C) has successfully completed a massage therapy school or program that: (i) requires at least six hundred twenty-five (625) hours of supervised classroom and hands on instruction on massage therapy; (ii) is in good standing with a state, regional, or national agency of government charged with regulating massage therapy schools or programs; and (iii) is authorized by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-21 or accredited by another state where the standards for massage therapy education are substantially the same as the standards in Indiana, or is a program at an institution of higher learning that is approved by the board; and (D) has taken and passed a licensure examination approved by the board.
(3) Provide a history of any criminal convictions the individual has, including any convictions related to the practice of the profession. The board shall deny an application for licensure if the applicant:
(A) has been convicted of:
(i) prostitution;
(ii) rape; or
(iii) sexual misconduct; or
(B) is a registered sex offender.
(3) Provide a history of any criminal convictions the individual has, including any convictions related to the practice of the profession. The board shall deny an application for licensure if the applicant:
(A) has been convicted of:
(i) prostitution;
(ii) rape; or
(iii) sexual misconduct; or
(B) is a registered sex offender.
(4) Provide proof that the applicant currently has professional liability insurance with minimum coverage of two million dollars ($2,000,000) per claim and six million dollars ($6,000,000) in aggregate.
(4) Provide proof that the applicant currently has professional liability insurance with minimum coverage of two million dollars ($2,000,000) per claim and six million dollars ($6,000,000) in aggregate.
(5) Submit to a national criminal history background check as prescribed by IC 25-0.5-1-9.
(5) Submit to a national criminal history background check as prescribed by IC 25-0.5-1-9.
(6) Verify the information submitted on the application form.
(6) Verify the information submitted on the application form.
(7) Pay fees established by the board.
(7) Pay fees established by the board.
Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.