Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-15-201 - Qualifications; Application for a Regular License

A. To meet the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-4222(B), an applicant who submits an application:

1. Before January 1, 2008 shall complete 500 classroom and clinical hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school, and

2. On and after January 1, 2008 shall complete 700 classroom and clinical hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school.

B. An applicant for a regular license shall meet the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-4222(A) and (B) before submitting an application packet that contains:

1. An application form that includes:

a. The applicant's name, date of birth, place of birth, social security number, email address, residence and business addresses, residence and business telephone numbers, and mailing address, if applicable;

b. The applicant's race, gender, height, weight, and eye color;

c. Each name or alias previously or currently being used by the applicant;

d. The applicant's name as it will appear on the license;

d. e. To satisfy the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-4222(A)(5):

i. If the applicant graduated from a high school, the date of graduation and name of the high school;

ii. If the applicant received a high school equivalency diploma, the date the high school equivalency diploma was awarded; or

iii. If the applicant passed an ability to benefit examination recognized by the United States Department of Education, written documentation of passage;

f. One passport quality photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders no larger than 2 1/2 by 3 inches taken no more than 60 days before the date of the application;

e. g. The name and address of each Board-recognized school attended by the applicant, dates of attendance, and date of completion of the course of study;

f. If applicable, the applicant's national massage therapy certificate number and date of certification;

g. h. The number of hours of classroom and clinical instruction completed by the applicant at a Board-recognized school;

h. i. Whether the applicant has passed the examination administered by the NCBTMB or FSTMB and if so, the name of the entity and date the examination was taken;

j. Whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude or prostitution, solicitation, or a related offense or entered into a plea of no contest and, if so:

i. Charged felony or offense;

ii. Date of conviction;

iii. Court having jurisdiction over the felony or offense;

iv. Probation officer's name, address, and telephone number, if applicable;

v. A copy of the notice of expungement, if applicable; and

vi. A copy of the notice of restoration of civil rights, if applicable;

k. Whether the applicant currently holds or has held a massage therapy license issued by another state and if so, the name of each state;

l. Whether the applicant has ever voluntarily surrendered a license under A.R.S. § 32-4254 or had a license to practice massage therapy or another related license revoked by a political subdivision of this state or a regulatory board in another jurisdiction in the United States for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction that would be subject to discipline pursuant to this Chapter;

m. Whether the applicant is currently under investigation, suspension, or restriction by a political subdivision of this state or a regulatory board in another jurisdiction in the United States for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction that would be subject to discipline pursuant to this Chapter;

n. Whether the applicant has committed any of the actions or been subject to any of the actions listed in the definition of good moral character in R4-15-101;

o. Whether English is the applicant's native language and, if not:

i. What the applicant's native language is, and

ii. Whether the applicant has met the requirements in subsection (C); and

p. A notarized statement, signed by the applicant, stating: the information on the application form is true and correct;

2. Documentation of citizenship or alien status that meets the requirements in A.R.S. § 41-1080;

3. A completed and legible fingerprint card; and

4. The fee required in R4-15-102.

C.If English is not the native language of the applicant, to meet the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-4222(E), the applicant shall take and pass, no more than twenty four months before the date of the application, either of the following examinations:

1. The internet-based TOEFL with the following minimum scores:

a. For the writing section, 25;

b. For the speaking section, 25;

c. For the reading section, 25; and

d. For the listening section, 25; or

2. The TOEIC with the following minimum scores:

a. For the speaking section, 150;

b. For the writing section, 150;

c. For the listening section, 300;

d. For the reading section, 350.

D. In addition to the requirements in subsection (A), an applicant shall arrange to have directly submitted to the Board from the issuing entity:

2. 1. Written verification of a passing score on the NCBTMB or FSTMB examination;

3. 2. To show proof of completion of the classroom hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school required in subsection (A), academic transcripts from the Board-recognized school from which the applicant graduated; and

3. The score earned on the examination in subsection (C).

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-15-201

New Section made by final rulemaking at 10 A.A.R. 2668, effective June 8, 2004 (Supp. 04-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 12 A.A.R. 2759, effective September 9, 2006 (Supp. 06-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 20 A.A.R. 2246, effective 8/5/2014.