Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 201 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT CABINET › Chapter 42 - Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy › Section 201 KAR 42:070 - Endorsement

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				309.355,
				309.358,
				309.359,
				309.362,
				309.363,
				335B.010-335B.070
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS 309.359
				authorizes the board to issue a license to a person holding a credential in
				another state of the United States.
				KRS
				309.355(3) requires the
				board to promulgate administrative regulations to implement
				KRS
				309.350 through
				309.364.
				This administrative regulation establishes the application process for issuance
				of a license to a person holding a credential in another state of the United
				States.
Section 1. An applicant who is
			 credentialed as a massage therapist in another state shall submit:
(1) A completed Application for Licensure by
			 Endorsement;
(2) A recent
			 fingerprint-supported background check performed by the Kentucky State Police
			 and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The required background check shall be
			 applied for within the ninety (90) days preceding the date of submission of the
			 application for licensure to the board.
(3) A two (2) inch by two (2) inch or larger
			 passport quality color head shot photograph of only the applicant, which is
			 attached to the application form. The photograph submitted with the application
			 shall be taken within the previous six (6) months to reflect the current
			 appearance of the applicant.
(4) A
			 certified statement from the credentialing authority of the jurisdiction in
			 which the applicant currently holds a license or credential that the individual
			 has been licensed in that jurisdiction for one (1) year prior to the filing of
			 the application in Kentucky and has been in good standing as a massage
			 therapist for the duration of the license or credential;
(5) The appropriate fee for licensure as
			 required by
			 201 KAR 42:020, Section
			 2(1); and
(6) Documents evidencing
			 the applicant's combined initial training, professional experience, continuing
			 education, or other credentials constituting equivalency to
			 KRS
			 309.358. Acceptable documentation may
			 include:
(a) Passage of an entry level
			 examination administered by the National Certification Board of Therapeutic
			 Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), which includes the National Certification
			 Examination (NCE), National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage
			 (NCETM), and the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and
			 Bodywork (NCETMB), or an examination that has been approved by the board
			 pursuant to
			 201
			 KAR 42:035;
(b) Certified school transcripts received
			 directly from the massage school, which qualified for a certificate of good
			 standing from the Commonwealth of Kentucky for the duration of the applicant's
			 attendance;
(c) Copies of
			 continuing education certificates from studies completed after or not included
			 as part of the initial training;
(d) Certified transcript of health care
			 related academic course work;
(e)
			 Proof of teaching massage therapy relevant curriculum as stated in
			 KRS
			 309.363;
(f) Other credentials that may constitute
			 equivalence to the standards in
			 KRS
			 309.358, which may also include research,
			 clinical internships, publications, and massage therapy leadership positions;
			 or
(g) Current proof of hands-on
			 therapeutic massage or bodywork sessions with supporting documentation for the
			 hours or years of massage therapy work for six (6) months of the one (1) year
			 preceding the application for endorsement.
1.
			 The supporting documentation shall include:
a.
			 Appointment books, employer verification, log books, and contact information
			 for the employer; or
b. If
			 self-employed, appointment books, and verification of
			 self-employment.
2. If
			 proof of hands on therapeutic massage or bodywork sessions is the only
			 documentation provided to establish equivalency, a minimum of four (4) years'
			 experience shall be required.