Florida Administrative Code › 64 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › 64B7 - Board of Massage Therapy › Chapter 64B7-32 - BOARD APPROVED MASSAGE SCHOOL › Section 64B7-32.003 - Minimum Requirements for Board Approved Massage Therapy Schools

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
(1) In order to receive and maintain Board
				approval, in-state schools, and any satellite location of a previously approved
				in-state school, must:
(a) Submit a completed
				application on form DH-MQA 1266, "Application for Massage Therapy School
				Approval" (01/18). The form is incorporated herein by reference and may be
				obtained from the Board office at 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C-06,
				Tallahassee, Florida 32399 or from the website located at
https:.//floridamassagetherapy.gov/educatin-an-trainingprograms/
or
http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-09169
.
				To complete this application online, visit
http://flhealthsource.gov/mqa-services
.
(b) Meet the requirements of and be licensed
				by the Department of Education pursuant to Chapter 1005, F.S., or be within the
				public school system of the State of Florida; and,
(c) Offer a course of study that includes,
				all required hours in each subject area listed below in chart A, except that
				from March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2025 some hours may be delivered as
				instruction hours as detailed in chart B. All hours must be completed at a rate
				of no more than 6 hours per day and no more than 30 hours per calendar week:
Chart A Minimum Course of Study Requirements
Subject Area
Required Classroom Hours
Anatomy and Physiology
150
Basic Massage Therapy Theory and History
100
Clinical Practicum Massage Therapy
125
Allied Modalities Massage Therapy
76
Business
15
Theory and Practice of Hydrotherapy
15
Florida Laws and Rules Governing Massage Therapy
							 Practice
(Chapters 456 and 480, F.S., and rule Division 64B7,
							 F.A.C.)
10
Professional Ethics
4
HIV/AIDS Education
3
Prevention of Medical Errors
2
Chart B Minimum Course of Study Requirments (March 1, 2020 -
				  December 31, 2025)
Subject Area
Required Classroom Hours
Total Required Hours (classroom and
							 instruction)
Anatomy and Physiology
0
150 hours
Basic Massage Theory and History
75
100 hours
Clinical Practicum
125
125 hours
Allied Modalities
76
76 hours
Business
0
15 hours
Theory and Practice of Hydrotherapy
12
15 hours
Florida Laws and Rules Governing Massage Therapy
							 Practice
(Chapters 456 and 480, F.S., and rule Division 64B7,
							 F.A.C.)
0
10 hours
Professional Ethics
0
4 hours
HIV/AIDS Education
0
3 hours
Prevention of Medical Errors
0
2 hours
(d)
				Achieve a graduate passage rate not lower than 10 percentage points less than
				the average passage rate for graduates of comparable degree programs who are
				first-time examinees on a board approved examination during a calendar year.
1. If an in-state board approved massage
				therapy school's graduate passage rates do not equal or exceed required passage
				rates for two consecutive calendar years, the school will be placed on
				probationary status pursuant to Chapter 120, F.S. The board may require the
				program director to present a plan for remediation at a regularly scheduled
				meeting.
2. The board will remove
				probationary status at a regularly scheduled meeting following release of the
				school's graduate passage rate by the board approved testing vendor and once
				the school achieves a graduate passage rate for any one calendar year that
				equals or exceeds the required passage rate.