Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2501 - Massage Therapy, Board of › Chapter 10 - Continuing Education Requirements › Rule 30-2501-10.2 - Requirements for Board Approval of Continuing Education Provider and Programs

Current through June 25, 2024
A. For the purpose
				of renewing or reinstating an LMT license, credit for continuing education
				units (CEUs) will be awarded only for providers and programs registered and
				recognized by the Board. Each provider must make application for Board approval
				on forms provided by the Board, submit non-refundable fees in accordance with
				Chapter 2 for a biennial approval and demonstrate that the provider has met the
				requirements set forth by the Board.
1. The
				provider must retain a "sign-in sheet" with the signature of participants and
				copies of any promotional materials for at least four (4) years following each
				program. The provider must furnish each participant with a certificate or
				letter of attendance verifying that the program has been completed. The
				certificate or letter shall not be issued until completion of the program and
				shall contain the provider's name and number, the title of the program and
				instructor, the date, the number of CEU hours, and the therapist's name and
				license number. A CEU certificate cannot be issued for other than the number of
				hours approved.
2. Each program
				presented for Mississippi CEU credits shall be relevant to and focus on
a. massage theory, practice, methods,
				or
b. the Mississippi Professional
				Massage Therapy Act and the MSBMT Rules and Regulations, or
c. ethical principles pertaining to the
				practice of massage therapy, including such topics as
i. a code of ethics,
ii. management of the client/therapist
				relationship,
iii. boundary
				functions
iv. professional
				communication skills
v. conflict
				resolution
vi. cultural diversity
				issues,
vii. other ethics topics as
				approved by the Board on a case-by-case basis, or
d. the structure, function, kinesiology or
				pathologies of the human body relevant for a massage therapist, or
e. methods, skills, and strategies for
				effective instruction and assessment for teachers.
3. Programs shall comply with the following:
a. Each program shall have stated Learning
				Objectives.
b. Each classroom
				program shall have an instructor physically present with the learners for the
				entire length of the program.
c.
				Each distance program shall have and the provider shall submit to the Board:
i. For each on-line program, two (2) codes in
				order that the Board may access the Provider's website to review all
				information relative to the distance program,
ii. For each home-study program, two (2)
				printed copies or one (1) electronic copy of all reading material, and two (2)
				copies of other course materials (e.g., DVDs) in order that the Board may
				review all information relative to the distance program.
iii. The results of a pilot program or a
				description of the means for determining the number of hours of continuing
				education requested for the proposed program.
iv. The documented procedure of how the
				provider will validate the successful completion of the program, and a copy of
				the assessment methods. If the provider's assessment method includes a written
				examination, it shall contain a minimum of five (5) questions for each hour of
				continuing education credit, and the questions shall assess the learner's
				competence for the specific Learning Objectives. The format of the exam
				questions shall be essay, short-answer, or multiple-choice. Multiple-choice
				formats must include a minimum of four (4) answers, and the incorrect answers
				should represent logical errors in thinking that the learner who has not read
				the material could have made.
v. A
				written statement advising who will be able to take the program (i.e., will it
				be limited to a particular group or will it be open to the general massage
				therapy profession).
d.
				If the program includes training on the use of a hand-held electrical massage
				device, the program shall:
i. state the
				device-specific model and manufacturer,
ii. have specific Learning Objectives for the
				device-related portion of the program,
iii. identify the resources used in the
				training for the device,
iv. provide
				the assessment means used to verify the learner's competence for the Learning
				Objectives for the device,
v. the
				specific schedule for device-related instruction within the program,
				and
vi. provide documentation and
				information on the instructor's training/qualifications related to the device:
1) how the education was obtained, including
				the name and qualifications of the person providing the training,
2) the resources that were used in the
				education training,
3) the means
				used to assess the instructor's comprehensive understanding of the use of the
				device, and
4) the approximate
				duration of the training.
e. Mississippi CEU credits may be approved
				for programs which are for business, marketing or self-care at the discretion
				of the Board. No Mississippi CEU credits will be approved for programs which
				exceed the scope of knowledge for massage therapy practice as described in
				§
											73-67-7(g).
4. Each program presented for
				Mississippi CEU credits shall be taught by a person who:
a. holds a minimum of a bachelor's degree
				from a college or university which is accredited by a regional accrediting body
				recognized by the United States Department of Education, or a substantially
				equivalent accrediting body of a foreign sovereign state, with a major in a
				subject directly related to the content of the programs to be offered;
				or,
b. has completed at least three
				(3) years of professional experience in the practice of massage therapy; and
				provides documentation of having
(i) within
				the last five years of practical experience, had a minimum of two (2) years
				teaching experience in the subject matter to be offered; or
(ii) completed specialized training in the
				subject matter satisfactory to the Board and has a minimum of two (2) years of
				practical experience in the subject; or
(iii) taught courses similar to the program a
				minimum of three (3) times in the past two (2) years before a professional
				convention, professional group's organized meeting, or at a massage therapy
				school.
5. The
				provider must provide to the Board, in writing, the name and address of the
				person responsible for ensuring that each program meets the requirements of
				Rule 10.2. A and said person shall so certify in the application for provider
				approval.