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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 12. Professional Regulations. |
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Part 12.1. Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing. |
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Chapter 12.79. Massage Therapists. |
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Article 12.79.1. Licensing. |
Section 12.79.100. Application for licensure by examination.
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(a) The board will issue a license by examination to practice massage therapy to an applicant who meets the requirements of AS 08.61.030 and this section. (b) An applicant for licensure by examination under this section must submit (1) a completed application, on a form provided by the department; the completed application must include (A) the personal identification information requested on the form; (B) information related to the grounds of disciplinary sanctions under AS 08.61.060; (C) the applicant's fingerprint information described in 12 AAC 79.130; and (D) the application fee, fingerprint processing fee, and license fee specified in 12 AAC 02.396; (2) verification of massage therapy education; verification must consist of (A) an official school transcript evidencing completion of a course of study of at least 500 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from a massage therapy school or program that (i) has authorization to operate from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education under AS 14.48 or from a similar agency of another state; or (ii) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency; or (B) satisfactory evidence of completion of a board-approved apprenticeship program; (3) verification of having passed (A) the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination administered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards; or (B) the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage or the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, each administered by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, if the applicant took the examination before February 1, 2015; (4) a current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation from the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or an equivalent organization; and (5) verification of having completed at least four hours of safety education in bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions in the two years preceding the application.
Authorities
08.61.020;08.61.030;08.61.090