Master Massage Therapist

Exam

No exam

Education

None

Experience

Experience

Background check

Specific type of conviction prohibited

“Master massage therapist” means a person who: (i) Before July 1, 2010, is a licensed and registered massage therapist who has completed no fewer than two hundred fifty (250) hours of practical experience as a massage therapist, which may be gained in part or in whole as an assistant to an instructor in a massage school and has completed no less than one hundred twenty-five (125) continuing education hours as approved by the department; (ii) On or after July 1, 2010, has been an active and practicing licensee and registered as a massage therapist for a period of not less than two (2) years preceding the application for an upgrade to master massage therapist; (iii) On or after July 1, 2010, in addition to the experience under subdivision (8)(A)(i) of this section, has completed no less than one hundred twenty-five (125) continuing education hours as approved by the department; and (iv) Is determined by the department to be qualified to be licensed and registered to practice massage therapy. (B) “Master massage therapist” includes a person who has previously obtained the master massage therapist license under a prior state law. (C) Master massage therapists may: (i) Instruct continuing education programs approved by the department; (ii) Instruct any of the procedures in subdivision (3) of this section; and (iii) Instruct, as directed by a massage therapy instructor, basic curricula in a massage therapy school registered by the department as required by § 17-86-306(e); (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 massage therapist shall be considered a new application for purposes of criminal background checks. Must complete an Arkansas Criminal Background Check and FBI Criminal Background Check. Must pass the Arkansas Massage Therapy Law examination. Written Examination required. Application fee: $75.00, License fee: $80.00, Testing (AR Law Exam): $25.00, Criminal Background Check: $38.25