Nebraska Administrative Code › Topic - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SYSTEM › Title 172 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE › Chapter 82 - MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENTS AND SCHOOLS › Section 172-82-004 - MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS

Current through June 17, 2024
To obtain a massage therapy school license, the applicant
				  must submit a complete application provided by the Department and must meet the
				  licensing requirements of 172 NAC 9 and these regulations. If the school
				  provides massage therapy services in addition to the student training program,
				  a massage therapy establishment license must be obtained.
004.01
REQUIREMENTS AND
				DOCUMENTATION.
Applicants must provide documentation demonstrating
				that they meet the following requirements:
(A)
STAFF PHYSICIAN.
Have a regularly licensed physician
				on staff.
(B)
COURSE OF
				STUDY.
Provide documentation of a course of study consisting of at
				least 1,000 hours, including at least 100 hours in each of sub-sections (i)
				through (vii) and at least 300 hours in subsection (viii). For purposes of this
				section, continuing education is not considered study and training in massage
				therapy.
(i)
ANATOMY.
Anatomy hours may include structure of the human body, study of cells, tissues,
				bones, muscles, organ systems, histology, embryology, kinesiology,
				biomechanics, and cadaver study.
(ii)
HEALTH SERVICE
				MANAGEMENT.
Health Service Management must include a review of 172
				NAC 81 and 82. Hours may include professional ethics, legalities of massage,
				business practices, promotion, employment opportunities, telephone techniques,
				marketing plan, sales techniques, resumes, bookkeeping, management techniques,
				insurance coverage, networking, interview techniques, interpersonal client
				contact, and professional communication.
(iii)
HYDROTHERAPY.
Hours may include the history and benefits of water treatment, body wraps and
				masks, salt glows, body scrubs, body shampoos, moisturizers, hot packs, steam
				cabinets, dry brushing, therapeutic water modalities, methods of cold
				application, heat therapy, contrast baths, skin contra-irritants, spas, and
				aromatherapy.
(iv)
HYGIENE AND PRACTICAL DEMONSTRATION.
Hygiene may
				include principles and practices that promote client safety, personal wellness,
				equipment and sanitation, and infectious and contagious disease control.
				Practical demonstration may include various massage therapy techniques and
				demonstration, hands-on training, student clinic hours, kinesiology,
				interpersonal client contact, professional communication, cardiopulmonary
				resuscitation (CPR), and first aid.
(v)
MASSAGE.
Hours
				may include history of massage, equipment and tools, psychology of massage,
				relaxation and visualization, proper draping techniques, general guidelines for
				massage, principles of body massage, and body mechanics.
(vi)
PATHOLOGY.
Hours may include definition of pathology and disease, pharmacology, pathology
				of body systems, disease entities including cause and effect, injury and soft
				tissue dysfunction, and immunology.
(vii)
PHYSIOLOGY.
Hours may include endocrinology, biochemistry, function of human body and organ
				systems, kinesiology, and biomechanics.
(viii)
CLINICAL
				PRACTICE.
The remaining 300 hours may be obtained through an
				internship in subject areas related to the clinical practice of massage therapy
				which may include reflexology, deep tissue modalities, structural integration
				modalities, energy modalities, Swedish massage, sports massage, pregnancy and
				infant massage, physiology and psychology of exercise, acupressure therapy,
				review of health histories and documentation, and licensure examination subject
				areas.
(C)
INSTRUCTORS.
Provide the name of the instructor who
				will be teaching each course set out in 172 NAC
				82-004.01(B).
				Instructor requirements for the course of study follows:
(i) Anatomy, health service management,
				pathology, and physiology may be taught by a person with appropriate education
				in the topic area and may be taught through e-learning, on-line or other
				digital means.
(ii) Hydrotherapy,
				hygiene and practical demonstration, massage, and clinical practice must be
				taught by a massage therapist who holds an active license in Nebraska or active
				credential in another state and must be taught in-person.
(D)
CURRICULUM AND
				SYLLABI.
Submit the following:
(i) A copy of the curriculum plan which lists
				all of the subjects offered for completion of the massage therapy course of
				study.
(ii) A copy of the syllabus
				for each subject taught, to include:
(1) Title
				of course;
(2) Instructor's
				name;
(3) Hours associated with
				each subject;
(4) Description of
				each subject;
(5) Course
				objectives;
(6) Text books and
				resource or supplement references;
(7) Grading system; and
(8) Week by week or day by day class
				schedule.
(iii) A copy
				of the school rules and handbook.
(E)
STUDENT
				ENROLLMENT.
Require a diploma from an accredited high school or
				its equivalent as a condition of student enrollment.
(F)
FLOOR PLAN.
A
				detailed floor plan or blueprint of the proposed school building must be
				submitted to the Department at least 30 days prior to the anticipated opening
				date of the school.
(G)
SELF-INSPECTION.
A copy of the completed
				self-inspection showing compliance with 172 NAC
				82-005.
(H)
PRACTICE
				STATEMENT.
A statement that the applicant has not operated the
				school or represented the school as holding a license in Nebraska before
				submitting the application; or if the applicant has, a statement of the number
				of days the school operated.