Section 49-02-02-02 - Eligible classroom instruction1. Except as otherwise provided in this section or waived by the board for good cause, classroom instruction under this chapter must be provided by a licensed massage therapist at a recognized and approved school of massage and credit may not be given for prior educational instruction. In the case of a reciprocity application, the board may consider documented continuing education courses toward fulfilling the minimum seven hundred fifty hours of required education. In order to teach in North Dakota, the massage therapist must have at least three years of hands-on experience as a massage therapist, hold a current North Dakota license, and be in good standing with the board.2. An instructor of anatomy, physiology, or pathology is not required to be a licensed massage therapist, but must have earned a recognized master's degree or higher, in an appropriate field of study. Instructors of first aid, sanitation and disease prevention, CPR, business practice and career development, or ethics must have appropriate credentials, but need not be licensed massage therapists.3. A school of massage may give a student credit for prior educational instruction which was provided by a postsecondary institution. The maximum credit for prior instruction which may be given under this subsection is provided in subsection 5 of section 49-02-02-03.N.D. Admin Code 49-02-02-02
Effective January 1, 2001; amended effective January 1, 2005; July 1, 2010.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2017-363, January 2017, effective 1/1/2017.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2024-392, April 2024, effective 4/1/2024.General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-25-07
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-25-07