Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2501 - Massage Therapy, Board of › Chapter 5 - Application Procedures › Rule 30-2501-5.1 - Phases of the Application Process

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Application Phase
1. Individual submits all application
				requirements including all applicable fees in the form of a certified check or
				money order. Corporate checks are accepted from Mississippi licensed massage
				therapy schools in good standing.
2. Complete application is reviewed and
				information validated according to the procedures set forth by the Board. The
				application is then submitted to the Board for approval.
3. Applicants who have already taken a Board
				Comprehensive Examination with official passing scores submitted by the
				appropriate administering body will be considered for licensure by the
				Board.
4. All persons submitting an
				application for licensure with the Board must also pass the Mississippi State
				Law Examination (MSLE) that is given by the Mississippi State Board or its
				representative. Any student graduating from a Board approved massage therapy
				school may request a waiver of this requirement if the graduate will not be
				practicing in Mississippi. The content includes the Mississippi Professional
				Massage Therapy Act §
									73-67-1
				-
				73-67-39,
				et seq. and its relevant MSBMT Rules and Regulations. The Board may schedule a
				session of the MSLE in coordination with a school. A minimum score of 70% is
				required prior to licensure.
5. If
				a certificate of licensure has not been issued within 24 months of receipt of
				the application, license fee and application fee due to the applicant's failure
				to meet all requirements for licensure, then the applicant must submit a new
				application and application fee. This applies even if the applicant received a
				Permit.
6. If a first time
				licensing applicant completed a Mississippi massage therapy program and passed
				the Mississippi State Law Examination (MSLE) more than 24 months prior to
				applying for licensure, a Board-approved 3-hour Mississippi Law CEU course must
				be taken prior to licensure OR the applicant must re-take and pass the
				Mississippi State Law Examination (MSLE).
7. If an applicant applies and pays all
				applicable fees in Rule
				2.1 for licensure, the Board may
				issue a Provisional Permit authorizing the applicant to practice massage
				therapy for up to 90 days, pending completion of documentation that the
				applicant meets the requirements for licensure under this chapter. The
				provisional permit shall not be issued until an applicant has successfully
				passed the Mississippi State Law Examination, and may reflect statutory
				limitations on the scope of practice. The fee in Rule
				2.1 for a provisional permit must
				accompany the application. No sooner than fifteen (15) days prior to the
				expiration of an applicant's initial provisional permit, the applicant may
				apply and submit the fee in Rule
				2.1 for an extension of up to
				90-days under the existing provisional permit only if proof is provided of
				having taken and failed a Board Comprehensive Examination during the initial
				period of the provisional permit. A maximum of two (2) 90-day periods under a
				provisional permit may be authorized to each applicant.
Miss Code
				  Ann.§
										73-67-21,
				  as amended