§34-43-20. Massage therapy schools; instructors.

(a) To be approved by the board, a massage therapy school shall meet the following requirements:

(1) File a completed application prescribed by the board with the board and pay a registration fee as specified in Section 34-43-14.

(2) Provide documentation of a curriculum which includes a minimum number of required hours of instruction in the subjects required pursuant to Section 34-43-9.

(3) Register annually with the board by filing a renewal form accompanied with the renewal fee pursuant to Section 34-43-14, and submit a current curriculum and a list of instructors.

(b) Every instructor teaching course work titled massage therapy at a board approved school located in Alabama shall be licensed in Alabama as a massage therapist and registered as a massage therapy instructor. Instructors who are not teaching massage therapy do not need to be registered. Any adjunct instructors shall be dually licensed in the state where they reside, be nationally certified, or both.

(c) The board shall register as a massage therapy instructor any applicant who meets all of the following requirements:

(1) Is currently licensed as a massage therapist in Alabama.

(2) Has filed a completed application prescribed by the board and paid a one-time application fee pursuant to Section 34-43-14.

(3) Documents two years of experience in the practice of massage therapy. The documentation may be considered by the board on a case-by-case basis.

(Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 360, §20.)