Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.722

Current through Vol. 24-21, December 1, 2024

Section R. 338.722 - Supervised curriculum for students enrolled before August 1, 2017; for students enrolled on or after August 1, 2017 but before January 10, 2020; requirements

Rule 22.

(1) As used in the rule, "supervised curriculum" means a massage therapy curriculum that meets the requirements of this rule and is taught in a school as defined in section 17951(1)(e) of the code, MCL 333.17951.

(2) For students enrolled before August 1, 2017, a supervised curriculum must include, at a minimum, 500 hours of courses or coursework and both of the following:

(a) Classroom instruction including both of the following:

(i) Forty hours performing massage therapy services for members of the public in a supervised student clinic that meets all of the requirements of R 338.724.

(ii) Two hundred hours of massage and bodywork assessment, theory, and application instruction.

(b) Classroom instruction including all of the following:

(i) One hundred twenty-five hours of instruction on the body systems that include anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology.

(ii) Forty hours of pathology.

(iii) Ten hours of business, professional practice, or ethics instruction with a minimum of 6 hours in ethics.

(iv) Eighty-five hours of instruction in an area or related field, as determined by the school, that completes the massage therapy program of study.

(3) For students enrolled on or after August 1, 2017 but before January 10, 2020, a supervised curriculum must include, at a minimum, 625 hours of courses or coursework and both of the following: