49 Pa. Code § 20.33 - Continuing education content and providers
(a) Continuing education must be designed to
advance the licensee's professional knowledge and skills related to the
practice of massage therapy as defined in section 2 of the act (63 P.S. §
627.2).
(b) The following continuing education
providers are approved to offer creditable continuing education provided they
comply with subsections (a), (c) and (d):
(1)
Schools of massage therapy in this Commonwealth operating under section 5(a)(3)
of the act (63 P.S. §
627.5(a)(3)).
(2) Schools of massage therapy approved by
the Board or accredited by a National accrediting agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education.
(3) The American Massage Therapy Association
and its state chapters.
(4)
NCBTMB-approved providers.
(5)
Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals.
(c) Continuing education providers shall
provide certificates of completion to massage therapists that include the name
of the massage therapist, name of the course provider, title of the course,
date of the course, and number of hours.
(d) Continuing education providers shall
retain documentation of the participants in their continuing education programs
for at least 5 years.
(e) Providers
of continuing education who are not listed in subsection (b) may apply to the
Board for approval of a continuing education course by submitting an
application and paying the application fee under §
20.3 (relating to fees). The Board
will approve only courses that are designed to advance the knowledge and skills
of licensees relative to massage therapy as defined in section 2 of the act and
that are taught by approved faculty. Approved faculty include massage
therapists licensed in the state in which they practice if licensure is
required in that state, physical therapists, physicians, professional nurses
and chiropractors. Other instructors with demonstrated expertise may be
approved on a case-by-case basis. Course approval is valid for 2 years from the
date the course is first given for credit provided the faculty and learning
objectives are unchanged.
(f) An
L.M.T. may submit a course offered by a continuing education provider not
listed in subsection (b) by filing an application with the Board for approval
of a continuing education course and paying the application fee set forth in
§
20.3. The Board will approve only
courses that are designed to advance the knowledge and skills of licensees
relative to massage therapy as defined in section 2 of the act and that are
taught by approved faculty, as set forth in subsection (e).
(g) The Board reserves the right to reject a
continuing education course submitted by a massage therapist who is audited for
compliance if the course is outside the scope of practice of massage therapy as
defined in the act. A licensee will be notified of the rejection of a course
and will be provided the opportunity to apply additional courses the licensee
has taken or to take additional courses to meet the continuing education
requirement.
Notes
This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 20.32 (relating to continuing education hours, maintenance of certificates of completion).
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