(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall be: (1) Licensed by the Board before the individual may practice massage therapy in the State; or (2) Registered by the Board before the individual may practice massage therapy in a setting that is not a health care setting in the State. (b) This section does not apply […]
(a) (1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated. (2) “Contact hour” means 50 minutes of actual instructional time per each 60–minute hour. (3) “Credit hour” means a minimum of: (i) 15 contact hours, during which the instructional time was provided through actual class time, exclusive of registration, study days, and holidays; (ii) 30 contact hours, during which […]
(a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services. (b) As part of an application to the Central Repository for a State and national criminal history records check, an applicant shall submit to the Central Repository: (1) One complete set of legible fingerprints taken […]
(a) To apply for a license or registration, an applicant shall: (1) Submit to the Board an application on the form that the Board requires; (2) Submit to the Board evidence of compliance with the requirements of § 6–302 of this subtitle; and (3) Pay the application fee set by the Board. (b) The Board shall issue a license or […]
(a) (1) A license or registration expires on the date set by the Board, unless the license or registration is renewed for a 1–year term as provided in this section. (2) A license or registration may not be renewed for a term of longer than 2 years. (b) At least 1 month before the license or registration expires, the […]
(a) If a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner fails for any reason to renew a license or registration, the Board shall reinstate the license or registration if the former licensed massage therapist or former registered massage practitioner: (1) Applies to the Board for reinstatement of the license or registration within 5 years after the license […]
Each holder of a license or registration shall display the license or registration conspicuously where the holder is engaged in practice.
(a) The Board shall place a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner on inactive status if the licensee or registration holder submits to the Board: (1) An application for inactive status on the form required by the Board; and (2) The inactive status fee set by the Board. (b) A licensed massage therapist or a registered massage practitioner […]
(a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of a license or registration of a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner, a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner may not surrender the license or registration nor may the license or registration lapse by operation of law while a licensed massage therapist or registered […]
(a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 6–309 of this subtitle, the Board may deny a license or registration to an applicant, reprimand a licensee or registration holder, place any licensee or registration holder on probation, or suspend or revoke the license of a licensee or the registration of a registration holder if the applicant, […]
(a) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act, before the Board takes any action under § 6–308 of this subtitle, the Board shall give the individual against whom the action is contemplated an opportunity for a hearing before the Board. (b) The Board shall give notice and hold the hearing in accordance with the Administrative […]
(a) Except as provided in this section for an action under § 6–308 of this subtitle, any person aggrieved by a final decision of the Board in a contested case, as defined in the Administrative Procedure Act, may petition for judicial review as allowed by the Administrative Procedure Act. (b) Any person aggrieved by a final decision […]
(a) An action may be maintained in the name of the State or the Board to enjoin: (1) The unauthorized practice of massage therapy; or (2) Conduct that is a ground for disciplinary action under § 6–308 of this subtitle. (b) An action under this section may be brought by: (1) The Board in its own name; (2) The Attorney General, […]
