Section 64B7-32.001 - Definitions(1) "Course of Study" means all classes required to complete massage therapy training at a board approved massage therapy school, which meets or exceeds the subject area requirements of Rule 64B7-32.003, F.A.C.(2) "Subject Area" means a specific area of focus that comprises a portion of the course of study. A subject area may span multiple classes offered as a part of the course of study.(3) "Class" means a series of lectures or lessons in a required subject area, or subject areas that are offered as part of a course study.(4) "Classroom hour" means no less than 50 minutes of any one clock hour during which a student participates in a class, or portion of a class offered as part of an approved course of study. Classroom hours must be completed at an approved campus or facility of the board approved massage therapy school while in the physical presence of a faculty member.(5) "Instruction hour" means no less than 50 minutes of any one clock hour during which a student participates in a class, or portion of a class offered as part of an approved course study. Instruction hours may include classes or portions of classes where the delivery method is correspondence, home study, video or digital media, or instructor-led virtual or distanced learning.(6) "Graduate" means a student who has completed a course of study at a board approved massage therapy school, as defined in Section 480.033(3), F.S.(7) "Graduate list" means an electronic list submitted by a board approved massage therapy school within 10 business days of graduating in a method designated by the board office, which identifies graduates.(8) "Approved signer" means a faculty member, school owner, registrar, or other designated staff member who is authorized by the board approved massage therapy school to sign transcripts and submit graduate lists directly from the school.Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B7-32.001
Rulemaking Authority 480.035(7) FS. Law Implemented 480.033(3), (9), 480.041(1)(b) FS.
New 3-25-86, Formerly 21L-32.001, 61G 11-32.001, Amended 9-3-12, Amended by Florida Register Volume 43, Number 243, December 19, 2017 effective 12/31/2017, Amended by Florida Register Volume 46, Number 161, August 18, 2020 effective 8/31/2020, Amended by Florida Register Volume 47, Number 188, September 28, 2021 effective 10/10/2021.New 3-25-86, Formerly 21L-32.001, 61G11-32.001, Amended 9-3-12, 12-31-17, 8-31-20, 10-10-21.