TITLE
16 OCCUPATIONAL AND
PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
CHAPTER
7 MASSAGE THERAPISTS
PART
5 REQUIREMENTS FOR SCHOOLS
16.7.5.1 ISSUING AGENCY:
Regulation and Licensing Department, Massage Therapy Board
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16.7.5.2 SCOPE:
This part applies to applicants for a massage therapy school
registration, and to registered massage therapy schools.
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16.7.5.3 STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
This part is adopted pursuant to the Massage Therapy Practice Act,
Section 61-12C-8.B, 61-12C-8.F, 61-12C-10.
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16.7.5.4 DURATION:
Permanent.
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16.7.5.5 EFFECTIVE DATE:
December 24, 1999, unless a later date is cited at the end of section.
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16.7.5.6 OBJECTIVE:
This part is to establish the minimum application requirements for
massage therapy schools, and to establish the standards for registered massage
therapy schools.
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16.7.5.7 DEFINITIONS: [RESERVED]
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[Refer
to 16.7.1.7 NMAC]
16.7.5.8 REQUIREMENTS FOR REGISTRATION:
At the time of application the applicant will provide the following
information to the board.
A. A completed,
legible application for licensure, which must either be typed or printed in
black ink. Incomplete applications will
not be accepted and will be returned to the applicant for completion.
B. A 650 hour
curriculum that must meet the following minimum requirements.
(1) 165 hours minimum of anatomy and physiology, to include:
(a)
physiology;
(b)
anatomy;
(c)
kinesiology; and
(d)
40 hours minimum of pathology.
(2) 150 hours minimum of massage therapy as defined in 16.7.1.7
NMAC.
(a)
Shall include contraindications
of massage therapy.
(b)
A minimum of 100 hours of hands on training must be completed
before a student may begin clinical practicum, as defined in Subsection G of
16.7.1.7 NMAC.
(3) 75 hours minimum of general instruction, to include:
(a)
business;
(b) hydrotherapy;
(c)
first aid - 4 hours;
(d)
cardiopulmonary resuscitation - 4 hours;
(e)
thirty (30) hours minimum of professional ethics.
(4) Electives may include:
(a)
additional massage therapy;
(b)
related hands-on modalities;
(c)
additional anatomy and physiology;
(d)
clinical practicum (not to exceed 150 hours);
(e)
counseling;
(f)
herbology;
(g)
homeopathy;
(h) nutrition;
(i)
breathing and stretching techniques;
(j)
theory;
(k)
other, with prior board approval.
C. Policies and
procedures for board review, including but not limited to:
(1) enrollment and
financial;
(2)
cancellation/withdrawal and refund;
(3) grading method;
(4) attendance and make
up;
(5) students conduct and
discipline:
(6) dress code;
(7) hygiene protocol;
(8) draping procedures;
(9) evaluation forms;
(10) curriculum;
(11) advertising catalog;
(12) list of text books
for all courses; and
(13) qualifications of
instructors not registered with the board as massage therapy instructors.
D. Massage therapy
school registration fee in accordance with Subsection C of 16.7.3.8 NMAC.
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16.7.5.9 INSPECTIONS OF SCHOOLS:
The massage therapy school will be inspected by a board appointed
inspector upon registration and thereafter as needed. Findings of the inspector will be reported to
the board as part of the approval process.
If an inspection reveals that a school is not in compliance with the
board’s laws or rules, the school will have thirty (30) days to become
compliant; at which time, the school will be re-inspected. If the school fails a second inspection, the
board may take action against the school for non-compliance.
A. Provisional
registration: A provisional
registration will be given to a new school until the school is operating and
available for inspection.
B. Term of provisional
registration: The provisional
registration will be valid no longer than one year from the date of issuance.
C. Inspection criteria: The inspector will observe and report on the
following:
(1) cleanliness of
premises and compliance with board policy;
(2) state school
registrations and instructor registrations and a file of their qualifications;
(3) local business
license posted;
(4) posted complaint
policy with board address and phone number available;
(5) student clinic log;
(6) student attendance
log;
(7) student files; and
(8) equipment and
teaching aids.
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16.7.5.10 STANDARDS FOR REGISTERED MASSAGE
THERAPY SCHOOLS:
A. Every instructor
teaching massage therapy as defined in Section 61-12C-3.E, of the Massage
Therapy Practice Act, and Subsection C of 16.7.5.7 NMAC, must be registered as
massage therapy instructors in accordance with 16.7.6 NMAC.
B. Qualifications
of all instructors must be documented and maintained on the premises of the
registered massage therapy school.
C. Massage therapy
school registrations will be renewed yearly in accordance with 16.7.12.10 NMAC.
D. Registered
massage therapy schools will comply with 16.7.2 NMAC, Professional Conduct.
E. Registered
massage therapy schools may charge the public fees for room usage during the
time the student is performing massage therapy during the clinical practicum
training as defined in 16.7.5.7 NMAC.
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16.7.5.11 CHANGES AFFECTING REGISTRATION: Massage therapy school
registrations issued by the board are not transferable. Any change in the business designation of a
massage therapy school may have the legal effect of attempting to transfer the
registration and/or of operating without a legal registration.
A. Any of the following changes will require a new
registration, and hence, a new application for registration with the board.
(1) Any change to the
name of the school from that under which it was originally registered.
(a)
The name of the massage therapy school must not tend to mislead the
public, and shall not significantly resemble the business name of another
registered massage therapy school.
(b)
The name of the massage therapy school shall not be announced, used, or
in any way be conveyed to the public until the new registration has been issued
by the board.
(2) Any change of 50% or
more of ownership of the stock in the corporation or of the shares in a
partnership.
(3) Any change in the
sole proprietorship.
B. A registered massage therapy school shall
notify the board in writing within thirty (30) days of any changes in
instructional staff, curriculum, or other changes that may affect the programs
offered, provided that the school shall not modify its curriculum to fall below
the minimum requirements outlined in this Part, 16.7.5 NMAC.
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HISTORY
OF 16.7.5 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC
History: The material in this part is derived from
that previously filed with the State Records Center and Archives under: Rule
92-7, Approval of Massage Therapy Schools/Instructors, 3-26-92;
Rule
92-7, Massage Therapy Schools/Instructors, 9-9-92;
Regulation
7, Massage Therapy Schools/Instructors, 1-5-94
History
of Repealed Material:
16 NMAC
7.5, Requirements for Schools and Mentorship Training Programs - Repealed
12-24-99