(2) Is currently either certified or recertified as active and in good standing by any other organization accredited to certify massage therapy or bodywork by the national commission National Commission for certifying agencies Certifying Agencies.
Section 8. MTBT 2.03 (1) (intro.), (a), (Note), (b), and (c) (intro.) and (2) (a) and (b) are amended to read:
MTBT 2.03 (1) (intro.) An individual applying applicant for a license on the basis of a similar license, registration, or license in another state or territory of the United States or another country shall submit all of the following to the board:
(a) Submit an An application on a form provided by the board.
(Note) Application forms are available upon request to the department Department of Safety and Professional Services at 1400 East Washington Avenue, P.O. Box 8935, Madison, Wisconsin 53708 or at the Department’s website at http://dsps.wi.gov. (b) Pay the The fee required under s. 440.05 (2), Stats.
(c) (intro.) Submit evidence Evidence satisfactory to the board that the individual applicant meets all of the following requirements:
(2) (a) Certification by the national certification board National Certification Board for therapeutic massage Therapeutic Massage and bodywork Bodywork or any other organization accredited by the national commission National Commission for certifying agencies Certifying Agencies to certify massage therapy or bodywork.
(b) Completion Passing an examination under s. MTBT 2.01 (3) (g) and completion of at least 500 classroom hours of instruction in massage therapy or bodywork at a school approved by an accrediting agency, and passing an examination relating to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork that is administered or approved by an accrediting agency meeting the requirements under s. MTBT 2.01 (3) (b) 3. at the time of the applicant’s graduation. Section 9. MTBT 2.04 is amended to read:
MTBT 2.04 Accommodations relating to a disability. A qualified individual applicant with a disability shall be provided with reasonable accommodations requested in connection with the completion of an application for certification licensure as a massage therapist or bodyworker.
Section 10. MTBT 3.01 (1) is amended to read:
MTBT 3.01 (1) An individual applying for a license as a massage therapist or bodywork therapist applicant who has not graduated from a school of massage therapy or bodywork therapy approved by the educational approval board department of safety and professional services shall submit an official transcript or other official documentation showing dates and total classroom hours attended and a description of the curriculum completed establishing that he or she the applicant has completed an approved training program.
Section 11. MTBT 3.01 (4) (b) is renumbered MTBT 3.01 (4) (b) (intro.) and amended to read:
MTBT 3.01 (4) (b) (intro.) A course of instruction in massage therapy or bodywork offered by a school accredited by an accrediting agency at the time the individual completes the course of instruction. that, at the time of the applicant’s graduation, has approval or accreditation that is in good standing from one of the following:
Section 12. MTBT 3.01 (4) (b) 1., (Note), and 2. are created to read:
MTBT 3.01 (4) (b) 1. An accrediting agency under s. MTBT 1.02 (1) (a) whose recognition by the United States department of education is current. Note: A list of recognized accrediting agencies is available from the United States Department of Education’s website at www.ed.gov. 2. An accrediting agency under s. MTBT 1.02 (1) (b) that is located in the same state or territory in which the school is located and whose criteria for approval of schools is substantially equivalent, as determined by the board, to the criteria under s. SPS 404.04. Section 13. MTBT 3.01 (5) (a) to (f) are amended to read:
(5) (a) Anatomy One hundred twenty five classroom hours in anatomy, physiology, pathology, and kinesiology: 125 classroom hours.
(b) Business Fifty classroom hours in business, law and ethics: 50 classroom hours, which shall include at least 6 classroom hours in the laws of this state and rules of the board relating to the practice of massage therapy or bodywork therapy required by s. MTBT 2.01 (3) (b).
(c) Massage Three hundred classroom hours in massage therapy or bodywork theory, technique, and practice: 300 classroom hours, which shall include 100 classroom hours of supervised hands-on practice.
(d) Student Twenty classroom hours in student clinic: 20 classroom hours.
(e) Adult Five classroom hours in adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and standard first aid: 5 classroom hours. The requirement of this paragraph may be alternatively satisfied as provided under s. MTBT 2.01 (3) (j).
(f) Additional One hundred classroom hours in additional massage therapy or bodywork course offerings meeting the objectives of the course of instruction: 100 classroom hours.
Section 14. Effective date. The rules adopted in this order shall take effect on the first day of the month following publication in the Wisconsin Administrative Register, pursuant to s. 227.22 (2) (intro.), Stats. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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