§ 17-86-309. Renewals — Inactive list — Continuing education
(a) (1) (A) A license issued under this chapter is valid for two (2) years and expires on the licensee’s birthday. (B) (i) If a license issued under this chapter is not renewed by the first day of the month preceding the birthdate of the licensee in the biennial renewal year, the license expires. (ii) […]
§ 17-86-310. Display of license
(a) An official license shall be conspicuously and publicly displayed in the place where the holder engages in the practice of massage therapy or instruction of massage therapy. A massage therapy school license shall be conspicuously displayed in the massage therapy school. (b) It is unlawful to tamper with or reduce in size an original […]
§ 17-86-311. Disciplinary actions and penalties
(a) The Massage Therapy Technical Advisory Committee may deny, suspend, place on probation, or revoke a license upon any one (1) of the following grounds: (1) A felony listed under § 17-3-102; (2) Malpractice or gross incompetency; (3) The use in advertisements of untruthful or improbable statements or flamboyant, exaggerated, or extravagant claims concerning the […]
§ 17-86-201. Members
(a) (1) The Massage Therapy Technical Advisory Committee shall consist of seven (7) members, who shall be appointed by the State Board of Health for a term of three (3) years. (2) (A) Six (6) of the members shall be licensees under this chapter. (B) Only one (1) of the members shall be an owner […]
§ 17-86-312. Fees
(a) All registration fees and other fees due the Department of Health shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and all other laws and rules of this state. (b) (1) The initial inspection fee for a massage therapy school shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100). (2) The annual renewal and […]
§ 17-86-202. Employees
(a) The Department of Health may employ an executive director, regular or special counsel, inspectors, clerks, secretaries, and other personnel it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. (b) An employee under this section shall not have any financial interest in the practice or instruction of massage therapy.
§ 17-86-314. Active military duty licensure
(a) If a licensee fails to renew timely his or her license because the licensee is or was on active duty with the United States Armed Forces or on state active duty with the Arkansas National Guard, the licensee may renew the license by: (1) Requesting renewal of the license before or after the expiration […]
§ 17-86-203. Powers and duties
(a) (1) The State Board of Health may promulgate and enforce reasonable rules for the purpose of carrying out this chapter. (2) The board shall follow the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, § 25-15-201 et seq., as to “rule” and “rulemaking” definitions and for the adoption and filing of rules. (b) (1) (A) The Department of […]
§ 17-86-204. Records
(a) (1) The Department of Health shall maintain a record book and computer file in which will be entered the names and addresses of all persons to whom licenses have been granted under this chapter, the license number, and the dates of granting such licenses and renewals thereof, and other matters of record. (2) The […]
§ 17-86-205. Disposition of funds
(a) (1) All moneys remitted to the Department of Health under this chapter shall be made payable to the Department of Health. (2) The Department of Health shall deposit all such funds received in a timely manner in accordance with laws of the State of Arkansas and rules of the Department of Finance and Administration. […]