(1) In order to receive and maintain Board
approval, in-state schools, and any satellite location of a previously approved
in-state school, must:
(b) Meet the requirements of and be licensed
by the Department of Education pursuant to Chapter 1005, F.S., or be within the
public school system of the State of Florida; and,
(c) Offer a course of study that includes,
all required hours in each subject area listed below in chart A, except that
from March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2025 some hours may be delivered as
instruction hours as detailed in chart B. All hours must be completed at a rate
of no more than 6 hours per day and no more than 30 hours per calendar week:
Chart A Minimum Course of Study Requirements
|
Subject Area
|
Required Classroom Hours
|
|
Anatomy and Physiology
|
150
|
|
Basic Massage Therapy Theory and History
|
100
|
|
Clinical Practicum Massage Therapy
|
125
|
|
Allied Modalities Massage Therapy
|
76
|
|
Business
|
15
|
|
Theory and Practice of Hydrotherapy
|
15
|
|
Florida Laws and Rules Governing Massage Therapy
Practice
(Chapters 456 and 480, F.S., and rule Division 64B7,
F.A.C.)
|
10
|
|
Professional Ethics
|
4
|
|
HIV/AIDS Education
|
3
|
|
Prevention of Medical Errors
|
2
|
Chart B Minimum Course of Study Requirments (March 1, 2020 -
December 31, 2025)
|
Subject Area
|
Required Classroom Hours
|
Total Required Hours (classroom and
instruction)
|
|
Anatomy and Physiology
|
0
|
150 hours
|
|
Basic Massage Theory and History
|
75
|
100 hours
|
|
Clinical Practicum
|
125
|
125 hours
|
|
Allied Modalities
|
76
|
76 hours
|
|
Business
|
0
|
15 hours
|
|
Theory and Practice of Hydrotherapy
|
12
|
15 hours
|
|
Florida Laws and Rules Governing Massage Therapy
Practice
(Chapters 456 and 480, F.S., and rule Division 64B7,
F.A.C.)
|
0
|
10 hours
|
|
Professional Ethics
|
0
|
4 hours
|
|
HIV/AIDS Education
|
0
|
3 hours
|
|
Prevention of Medical Errors
|
0
|
2 hours
|
(d)
Achieve a graduate passage rate not lower than 10 percentage points less than
the average passage rate for graduates of comparable degree programs who are
first-time examinees on a board approved examination during a calendar year.
1. If an in-state board approved massage
therapy school's graduate passage rates do not equal or exceed required passage
rates for two consecutive calendar years, the school will be placed on
probationary status pursuant to Chapter 120, F.S. The board may require the
program director to present a plan for remediation at a regularly scheduled
meeting.
2. The board will remove
probationary status at a regularly scheduled meeting following release of the
school's graduate passage rate by the board approved testing vendor and once
the school achieves a graduate passage rate for any one calendar year that
equals or exceeds the required passage rate.
(2) An in-state board approved massage
therapy school must notify the board within 90 days of:
(a) Changes in curriculum;
(b) Changes in address;
(c) Changes in name;
(d) Changes in approved signer;
(e) Changes in ownership.
(3) Approval of an in-state board approved
massage therapy school shall be revoked or other action taken if the school:
(a) Modifies its course of study to fall
below minimum standards, or fails to require its students to complete its
course of study in order to graduate;
(b) Submits on behalf of an applicant for
licensure documents containing information the school, through its owner,
manager, faculty, or other employees or agents, knows to be false;
(c) Violates any standard applicable to the
school pursuant to licensure by the Department of Education;
(d) Violates any applicable rule
herein;
(e) Does not achieve the
required passage rate for any one calendar year during the two calendar years
following placement on probationary status, pursuant to Chapter 120,
F.S.
(4) If an in-state
board approved massage therapy school or any owner, manager, faculty, or other
employee or agent is alleged to have violated any provision of Chapter 480,
F.S., Chapter 64B7-32, F.A.C., or any part therein:
(a) The board shall inform the school of any
alleged violations in writing. The school shall respond in writing. The school
may request an appearance before the board at the next scheduled meeting to
explain any mitigating factors;
(b)
If the board determines that a school is in noncompliance, it may impose one of
the following:
1. Corrective action required
which shall include the time period in which the school must comply;
or
2. Rescission of board
approval.
(c) The Board
shall inform the Florida Department of Education of the action
taken.
(5) The Board
shall review approval of an in-state board approved massage therapy school when
a change in ownership occurs. If the Board determines that the school is in
noncompliance with any provision of Chapter 480, F.S., and Chapter 64B7-32,
F.A.C., or part therein, it may impose one of the following:
(a) Corrective action required which shall
include the time period in which the school must demonstrate
compliance;
(b) Revocation of board
approval.
Notes
Fla. Admin.
Code Ann. R. 64B7-32.003
Rulemaking Authority
480.033(3),
480.035(7) FS.
Law Implemented 480.033(3),
480.041(1)(b)
FS.
New 3-25-86, Amended
8-15-89, 12-22-92, Formerly 21L-32.003, Amended 10-20-96, Formerly 61G
11-32.003, Amended 8-16-98, 10-30-07, 4-25-10, 5-8-12, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 44, Number 045, March 6, 2018 effective
3/21/2018, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 46, Number 161, August 18, 2020 effective
8/31/2020, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 47, Number 203, October 19, 2021 effective
11/4/2021, Amended
by
Florida
Register Volume 48, Number 012, January 19, 2022 effective
2/2/2022, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 49, Number 100, May 23, 2023 effective
6/5/2023, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 49, Number 226, November 21, 2023 effective
12/3/2023.
New 3-25-86, Amended 8-15-89, 12-22-92, Formerly
21L-32.003, Amended 10-20-96, Formerly 61G11-32.003, Amended 8-16-98, 10-30-07,
4-25-10, 5-8-12, 3-21-18, 8-31-20, 11-4-21, 2-2-22, 6-5-23,
12-3-23.
