Upon application to the Board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed as a massage and bodywork therapist if the applicant meets all of the following qualifications:

(1)        Has obtained a high school diploma or equivalent.

(2)        Is 18 years of age or older.

(3)        Is of good moral character as determined by the Board.

(4)        Has successfully completed a training program consisting of a minimum of 500 in-class hours of supervised instruction at a Board-approved school.

(5)        Has passed a competency assessment examination that meets generally accepted psychometric principles and standards and is approved by the Board.

(6)        Has submitted fingerprint cards in a form acceptable to the Board at the time the license application is filed and consented to a criminal history record check by the North Carolina Department of Public Safety.

(7)        Demonstrates satisfactory proof of proficiency in the English language. ?(1998-230, s. 10; 2008-224, s. 9; 2014-100, s. 17.1(o); 2017-151, s. 3(g).)