(a) The
apprenticeship program shall consist of not less than five hundred seventy
hours and the applicant shall successfully complete a cardiopulmonary
resuscitation training program. The first one hundred fifty hours shall be
academic and shall not have a time period and shall be completed before the
practical training. The course of study shall be as listed in subsection (i)(1)
and (2).
(b) The applicant shall
submit an application for apprenticeship training to the board with the
certificates of completion of all required courses as listed in subsection
(i)(1) and (2).
(c) A letter of
agreement from the sponsoring massage therapist as outlined in section
16-84-8 shall be attached to the application.
(d) The remaining four hundred twenty hours
shall constitute the beginning of the practical phase of the apprenticeship
program. A permit shall be issued upon verification of the application for
apprenticeship training.
(e) The
apprenticeship training shall begin upon the approval of the apprentice
application by the board.
(f) The
apprenticeship program shall be of not less than six nor more than twelve
months duration from the date of issuance of the permit. Extension may be
granted by the board for unusual or special circumstances.
(g) No person may undergo an apprenticeship
training program without a permit.
(h) Upon completion of the apprenticeship
training, the applicant is not required to undergo another apprenticeship
training.
(i) The academic course
of study shall be as follows:
(1) Not less
than fifty hours of anatomy, physiology, and structural kinesiology;
(2) Not less than one hundred hours of theory
and demonstration of massage which shall include:
(A) The proper procedure in massaging
(concerning the protection of both client and massage therapist);
(B) Record keeping;
(C) Hygiene;
(D) Theory;
(E) Technique for specific
conditions;
(F) Contraindications
of massage for specific techniques according to conditions;
(G) Draping; and
(H) Assessment of the client's condition and
the general technique to be applied.
The requirements of subsection (i)(1) and (2) shall be
taught by a school which is licensed by the state department of education, the
University of Hawaii or other institutions approved by the board. The courses
outlined in subsection (i)(1) and (2) may be obtained through workshops given
by a massage therapist who has been licensed for at least three years and who
has received approval from the board. The request for such an approval shall
include: subject to be taught; when; where; by whom; and the duration of the
workshop. The request for a workshop shall be submitted to the board for
approval not less than sixty days before the commencement of each workshop. All
courses that are completed as outlined in subsection (i)(1) and (2) shall be
properly certified and a certificate of successful completion shall be issued
by the school or an approved massage workshop.
(j) The course of study for the
six months of apprenticeship training program with a minimum of four hundred
twenty hours is as follows:
(1) Clinical
operations - seventy hours
(A) Sanitation -
(i.e., application of department of health regulations, linen, towels) - thirty
hours
(B) Office procedures -
(i.e., answering phone, taking appointments, client rapport) - thirty
hours
(C) Record keeping - (client
records) - ten hours
(2)
Advanced techniques - forty hours
(A)
Observation of classroom-instructors - (twenty hours)
(B) Consulting - (twenty hours)
(3) Hands on supervised massage
with record keeping - three hundred ten hours.
(k) This apprenticeship does not apply to all
persons who are now licensed in this State.
(l) The apprentice may request a change in
sponsor provided that a written request is submitted to the board for approval.
The request shall include the reason or reasons why a change is being made, the
date, and the letter of agreement with the new sponsoring massage
therapist.
(m) The apprentice shall
be required to know and understand the laws and rules regulating
massage.
(n) The applicant shall
show proof of having a current certificate of completion of both the infant and
adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training course issued by the
American Red Cross or American Heart Association.
(o) Applicants, who have a CPR certification
other than from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association may
request for a waiver provided:
(1) That the
applicant show proof of a current certificate of completion;
(2) That the applicant provide the board with
a curriculum of the CPR training course;
(3) That the applicant provide the name and
the address of the course sponsor; and
(4) That the applicant provide to the board
all information pertaining to the course sponsor's credentials and
accreditation.
(p) The
apprenticeship program training report shall be properly completed by the
sponsoring massage therapist. A copy of the training report shall be given to
the apprentice to be attached to the application for examination.
