(a) It shall be unlawful: (1) (A) For any person who does not hold a valid license to use the following titles: massage therapist, massage practitioner, myotherapist, massotherapist, massage technologist, masseur, masseuse, therapy technologist, master massage therapist, massage therapy instructor, or any derivation of those titles or to advertise such titles; or (B) For any […]
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person or school to be licensed or any clinic to be operated under the provisions of this chapter unless the following requirements are met and practiced: (1) A sink for hand washing with hot and cold running water and soap must be accessible; (2) A restroom must be […]
(a) In order to be licensed as a massage therapist, the person seeking licensure shall: (1) Furnish to the Department of Health satisfactory proof that he or she is eighteen (18) years of age or older; (2) Make oath that he or she has not been convicted of, found guilty of, or entered a plea […]
(a) A person who holds a license as a massage therapist issued by the Department of Health and who submits satisfactory evidence to the department that he or she has completed and meets the requirements stated in § 17-86-102 is entitled to be upgraded to master massage therapist. (b) Each application for upgrade to master […]
(a) A person who holds a license as a master massage therapist issued by the Department of Health and who submits satisfactory evidence to the department that he or she has successfully completed and meets the requirements stated in § 17-86-102 shall be entitled to be upgraded to massage therapy instructor. (b) Each application for […]
(a) A person shall not establish, operate, or maintain a massage therapy school without first having obtained a certificate of massage therapy school licensure issued by the Department of Health. (b) A massage therapy school shall not be approved by the department or granted a certificate of licensure until the appropriate application and inspection forms […]
(a) A person shall not establish, maintain, or operate a massage therapy clinic or massage therapy spa, or both, until the address and telephone number of the office, clinic, or spa have been supplied in writing to the Department of Health. (b) If a massage therapy clinic, massage therapy spa, or both moves to a […]
(a) (1) The Department of Health may enter into reciprocal relations with other states and territories whose licensure requirements are substantially the same as those provided in this chapter. (2) (A) If the applicant’s transcript or a copy of the applicant’s transcript is not obtainable from the original school, the applicant shall submit a statement […]
(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) […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
