Section 1 Amends Section 5; licenses held by massage
therapists
Section 2 Defines what a massage school is. Rules will set
minimum standards for training and curriculum.
Section 3 Defines compensation to be payment or anything of value
Section 4 Defines Massage Therapy scope of practice. It states we are a health care
service and states what we can and cannot do
Section 5 Defines massage therapist
Section 6 Defines a unit
Section 7 Defines the qualifications of the State Massage Board members
Section 8 Sets term limits for the State Massage Board members
Section 9 Allows for a per diem allowance for State Massage Board members
Section 10 States the duties of the State Massage Board
Section 11 Sets mandatory licensing, "Persons engaged in massage therapy for
compensation must be licensed by the board."
Section 12 Qualifications to be a massage therapist
Changes: submit to a national criminal history background
Value placed on malpractice insurance of $2 million/$6 million
Section 14 Rules for advertising massage therapy [rules will clarify]
Section 15 Must display proof of license in a conspicuous place
Section 16: Exceptions - this section does not prohibit the following: of this code:
- Persons with a state license in another field where massage is part of the scope of practice
- Participation in an approved training program for the purpose of acquiring a license from the state
- Massage student under the supervision of an instructor who does not profess to be a massage therapist
- Energy techniques including Alexander, Feldenkrais, Reiki, and Therapeutic Touch
- The following therapies that have their own certification program and governing body: Trager Approach, Polarity Therapy, Ortho-Bionomy, Reflexology
- Massage Therapists from other states who massage for an out-of-state sports team
- Massage Therapists from other states/countries who provide educational programs
- Employees of physicians, chiropractors, and podiatrists who perform massage techniques during their work duties
- Practice of massage therapy by a member of an emergency response team during an active emergency response
Section 17 What happens when this code takes effect? Certified massage therapists will
automatically become licensed on the effective date of the rule and
practicing
massage therapists who are not certified on the effective date of the rules
will have 183 days to complete and submit an application.
Grandfathering:
1) Proof of passing a nationally recognized competency exam and affidavit of at least 5 years work experience or
2) Certificate and transcript of completion from a 500 hour massage course.
[rules will clarify]
Section 18 Rules for massage endorsement from other states meeting Indiana's
minimum requirements
Section 19 Length of license is 4 years
Section 20 Rules for renewing license, added is the requirement of 24 hours of
continuing education [rules will clarify]
Section 21 Violations will be a Class C Misdemeanor
Section 22 Licensed therapists' responsibility to notify within 30 days of a conviction
Section 23 Any disciplinary action before this statute takes effect will continue
Section 24 This does not affect any State and/or local ordinances on businesses; it
supersedes any ordinance resolution, rule or policy a city or county has
related to licensure, certification, or registration of massage therapists.
[rules will clarify]
