Section 43-25-09 - License - Display - Renewal - Renewal fee1. Each licensee shall display the licensee's original license or license renewal card at the licensee's place of practice.2. Except as otherwise provided under this subsection, twenty-four hours of continuing education, or equivalent college credits, submitted every two years is required for renewal of the license. Of the twenty-four hours, twelve hours must be classroom, hands-on hours. For the first renewal after becoming licensed in this state, a minimum of three hours of the required twenty-four hours must be ethics education. If an applicant for renewal is in good standing and has been actively practicing massage for the fifteen years immediately preceding the renewal, six hours of continuing education, or equivalent college credits, submitted every two years is required for renewal of the license. If an applicant for renewal is in good standing and has been actively practicing massage for the twenty-five years immediately preceding the renewal, three hours of continuing education, or equivalent college credits, submitted every two years is required for renewal of the license. The board may accept continuing education attained by remote means. No more than fifty percent of a licensee's renewal hours may be by remote means. To qualify as continuing education, the remote education must be board-approved for content and suitability as defined in this chapter. a. Licensees with odd-numbered licenses shall report required continuing education on or before February twenty-eighth of each odd-numbered year and pay a required renewal fee of two hundred dollars or a lesser amount established by the board.b. Licensees with even-numbered licenses shall report required continuing education on or before February twenty-eighth of each even-numbered year and pay a required renewal fee of two hundred dollars or a lesser amount established by the board.c. Licensed individuals during their initial licensure period are not required to report hours of continuing education. Thereafter, the licensees shall report continuing education pursuant to subdivisions a and b.d. The board may grant an individual waiver based on health issues or other good cause deemed sufficient by the board.3. If the board reasonably believes a massage therapist or applicant has a physical or behavioral health condition jeopardizing the health of those who seek massage from the individual, the board may require the individual to have an appropriate examination by a qualified examiner approved by the board. Refusal to submit to an examination, if the refusal is not due to circumstances beyond the licensee's control, constitutes grounds for discipline under section 43-25-10. If the individual has had or has any communicable disease deemed sufficient to disqualify the applicant to practice massage in the state, the board shall deny a license until the individual furnishes due proof of being physically and mentally competent and sound.4. A holder of an expired license may within two years from the date of its expiration have the license renewed upon payment of the required renewal fee. The board may require a new certificate of physical examination and evidence of completion of any required continued educational hours.5. All licenseholders must be designated as licensed massage therapists and may not use any title or abbreviation without the designation "massage therapist".6. An applicant with training and credentials outside of the United States shall submit at the applicant's own expense qualifications, credentials, and work experience to a credentialing agency approved by the board.7. Failure to have a review completed by a credentialing agency under subsection 6 and the massage therapy application procedures indemnified by the board may result in the board denying the application. The board may accept or refuse any recommendation made by the credentialing agency.Amended by S.L. 2023 , ch. 389( HB 1128 ), § 4, eff. 8/1/2023.Amended by S.L. 2017 , ch. 303( SB 2092 ), § 6, eff. 7/1/2017.Amended by S.L. 2015 , ch. 302( SB 2085 ), § 6, eff. 7/1/2015.Amended by S.L. 2013 , ch. 326( SB 2082 ), § 4, eff. 8/1/2013.