Section 847IAC1-3-2. Education and training

   (a) Applicants for certification must have successfully completed a massage therapy school or program that:

(1) requires at least five hundred (500) hours of supervised classroom and hands-on instruction on massage therapy;

(2) is in good standing with a state, regional, or national agency of government charged with regulating massage therapy schools or programs; and

(3) is:

(A) accredited by:

(i) the Indiana commission on proprietary education established by IC 21-17-2-1 [IC 21-17-2 was repealed by P.L.107-2012, SECTION 55, effective July 1, 2012.]; or

(ii) another state where the standards for massage therapy education are substantially the same as the standards in Indiana; or

(B) a program at an institution of higher learning that is approved by the board.

  (b) An applicant who has been educated as a massage therapist in a foreign country may be required to submit a certified copy of all academic records and an evaluation, from an accredited evaluation service approved by the board, of all academic records and credentials so that the board can determine if the applicant's education is equivalent to the educational requirements in this section. (State Board of Massage Therapy; 847 IAC 1-3-2; filed Jan 13, 2009, 11:54 a.m.: 20090211-IR-847080351FRA; readopted filed Nov 20, 2015, 3:30 p.m.: 20151216-IR-847150225RFA)