Section 172-81-008 - CONTINUING EDUCATIONDuring the 24 months prior to the license renewal date, each licensed massage therapist must complete 16 hours of continuing education hours, 50% of which may be gained through on-line or electronic media. Continuing education activities and requirements are as follows:
008.01MANDATORY HANDS-ON HOURS. A licensee must complete at least 8 hours of hands-on massage therapy continuing education through workshops each renewal period. One hour of attendance equals 1 hour of continuing education. A licensee may earn all 16 hours through hands-on workshops. These hours must meet the following requirements:(A) The content of the workshop must include at least 75% hands-on massage technique; up to 25% may be theory related to hands-on technique; and(B) The workshop must include a set period of time for class participation which is hands-on practice.008.02MANDATORY ETHICS HOURS. Each licensee must obtain at least 3 hours of continuing education relating to massage therapy ethics. Ethics hours may be taken through home study or other electronic media.008.03PRACTICAL EXAMINATION. 3 hours will be granted for a licensee who successfully completes a practical examination administered by a Nebraska licensed Massage Therapy School and these hours count towards the mandatory hands-on hours.008.04NON-HANDS ON HOURS. Up to 8 hours of non-hands on activities can be applied to the 16-hour requirement. (A) LICENSURE EXAMINATION. 5 hours will be granted for licensees who successfully pass an approved licensure examination.(B)PUBLICATION. 3 hours will be granted for authoring an article published in a professional health-related journal; a newsletter article or letter to the editor does not meet this requirement.(C)JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION. 3 hours will be granted for licensees who receive a score of at least 75% on the jurisprudence examination.(D)INSTRUCTOR AT A MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL. Instructors at a Nebraska massage therapy school will be granted 1 hour for each hour of teaching, up to 5 hours.(E)MASSAGE SCHOOL TRAINING, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY COURSEWORK. Hours can be resident or distance learning. One hour of training equals 1 hour of continuing education; 1 semester college credit hour equals 15 hours of continuing education; or 1 quarter college credit equals 10 hours of continuing education. Licensees can use up to 5 hours.(F)HOME STUDY PROGRAMS OR OTHER ELECTRONIC MEDIA. Licensees can use up to 8 hours of homestudy programs to meet continuing education.(G)PRESENTER CREDIT. A presenter at a continuing education course may receive the same credit hours as an attendee for only the initial presentation during a renewal period.008.05ACCEPTABLE TOPIC AREAS. Topic areas that are acceptable for continuing education activities are as follows: (A)HANDS-ON. The following are the acceptable topic areas:(B)NON HANDS-ON. The following are the acceptable topic areas:(ii) Health service management.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 81, § 008
Amended effective 6/7/2021