N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-629
Requirements for licensure to practice
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Current — April 1, 2022
As of June 1, 2021
Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed as a massage and bodywork therapist if the applicant meets all of the following qualifications:
Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed as a massage and bodywork therapist if the applicant meets all of the following qualifications:
(1) Has obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.
(1) Has obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.
(2) Is 18 years of age or older.
(2) Is 18 years of age or older.
(3) Is of good moral character as determined by the Board.
(3) Is of good moral character as determined by the Board.
(4) Has successfully completed a training program consisting of a minimum of 500 in-class hours of supervised instruction at a Board-approved school.
(4) Has successfully completed a training program consisting of a minimum of 500 in-class hours of supervised instruction at a Board-approved school.
(5) Has passed a competency assessment examination that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards and is approved by the Board.
(5) Has passed a competency assessment examination that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards and is approved by the Board.
(6) Has submitted fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the Board at the time the license application is filed and consented to a criminal history record check by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
(6) Has submitted fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the Board at the time the license application is filed and consented to a criminal history record check by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.
(7) Demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language.
(7) Demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language.
History
(1998-230, s. 10; 2008-224, s. 9; 2014-100, s. 17.1(o); 2017-151, s. 3(g).)
Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2008-224, s. 9, effective August 17, 2008, rewrote the section. For applicability, see Editor's note.
Session Laws 2014-100, s. 17.1(o), effective July 1, 2014, substituted "Department of Public Safety" for "Department of Justice" in subdivision (6).
Session Laws 2017-151, s. 3(g), effective October 1, 2017, added "to practice" to the section heading and added subdivision (7).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.