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17-86-305. Massage therapy instructor.
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17-86-305. Massage therapy instructor.
(a) A person who holds a license as a master massage therapist issued by the Department of Health and who submits satisfactory evidence to the department that he or she has successfully completed and meets the requirements stated in § 17-86-102 shall be entitled to be upgraded to massage therapy instructor.
(b) Each application for upgrade to massage therapy instructor is considered a new application for purposes of criminal background checks.
(c) Fees are as follows:
(1) Application fee $75.00 Nonrefundable
(2) Original license fee 80.00
(3) Biennial renewal fee 80.00
(4) Duplicate license fee 10.00
(5) Pocket card fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-86-305
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17-86-305. Massage therapy instructor.
(a) A person who holds a license as a master massage therapist issued by the Department of Health and who submits satisfactory evidence to the department that he or she has successfully completed and meets the requirements stated in § 17-86-102 shall be entitled to be upgraded to massage therapy instructor.
(b) Each application for upgrade to massage therapy instructor is considered a new application for purposes of criminal background checks.
(c) Fees are as follows:
(1) Application fee $75.00 Nonrefundable
(2) Original license fee 80.00
(3) Biennial renewal fee 80.00
(4) Duplicate license fee 10.00
(5) Pocket card fee not to exceed ten dollars ($10.00).
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
17-86-102. Definitions.
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Licensee” means an individual licensed under this chapter;
(2)(A) “Massage therapist” means a person who has:
(i) Earned a diploma from a State Board of Health accepted school of massage therapy;
(ii) Passed an examination required or accepted by the State Board of Health; and
(iii) Become licensed and registered to practice massage therapy.
(B) “Massage therapist” includes a person who has previously obtained the massage therapist license under prior state law.
(C) A massage therapist may:
(i) Instruct continuing education programs approved by the Department of Health; and
(ii) Assist in the instruction of the procedures defined in subdivisions (3)(A)-(C) of this section under the direct supervision of a massage therapy instructor or master massage therapist;
(3)(A) “Massage therapy” means the treatment of soft tissues, which may include skin, fascia, and muscles and their dysfunctions for therapeutic purposes of establishing and maintaining good physical condition, comfort, and relief of pain.
(B) “Massage therapy” is a healthcare service that includes gliding, kneading, percussion, compression, vibration, friction, nerve strokes, and stretching the tissue.
(C) “Massage therapy” also means to engage in the practice of any of the following procedures:
(i) Massage therapy techniques and procedures, either hands-on or with mechanical devices;
(ii) Therapeutic application and use of oils, herbal or chemical preparations, lubricants, nonprescription creams, lotions, scrubs, powders, and other spa services;
(iii) Therapeutic application of hot or cold packs;
(iv) Hydrotherapy techniques;
(v) Heliotherapy, which may include mechanical devices, heat lamps, and other devices;
(vi) Electr
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 17-86-102
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 17-86-102. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.