Wisconsin Administrative Code › Massage Therapy and Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board › Chapter MTBT 2 - Application › Section MTBT 2.01 - Application for a license

Current through June 24, 2024
An applicant for a license to practice massage therapy or
				bodywork therapy shall submit all of the following to the board:
(1) An application on a form provided by the
			 board.
Note:
Application forms are available upon request
				to the Department of Safety and Professional Services at (608) 266-2112,
				dsps@wisconsin.gov, or at the Department's website at
http://dsps.wi.gov
.
(2) The fee required under s.
			 440.05(1),
			 Stats.
(3) Evidence satisfactory to
			 the board that the applicant meets all of the following requirements:
(a) Has graduated from a school of massage
			 therapy or bodywork therapy approved by the department of safety and
			 professional services at the time of the applicant's graduation or completed an
			 approved training program under s.
			 MTBT
			 3.01.
Note:
A list of approved schools is available upon
				request to the Department of Safety and Professional Services at (608) 266-2112
				or dsps@wisconsin.gov.
(b)
			 Has successfully completed at least 6 classroom hours of study in the laws of
			 this state and rules of the board relating to the practice of massage therapy
			 or bodywork therapy in a course of instruction offered by any of the following:
1. A school of massage therapy or bodywork
			 therapy approved by the department of safety and professional services, whether
			 or not the course of instruction was completed to meet a requirement for
			 graduation.
2. An approved training
			 program under s.
			 MTBT
			 3.01, whether or not the training program is completed
			 by the applicant for purposes of satisfying par. (a) .
3. A school that, at the time the course of
			 study is completed, has approval or accreditation that is in good standing from
			 one of the following:
a. An accrediting agency
			 under s.
			 MTBT 1.02(1)
			 (a) whose recognition by the United States
			 department of education is current.
Note:
A list of recognized accrediting agencies is
				available from the United States Department of Education's website at
www.ed.gov
.
b. An accrediting agency under s.
			 MTBT 1.02(1)
			 (b) that is located in the same state or
			 territory in which the school is located and whose criteria for approval of
			 schools is substantially equivalent, as determined by the board, to the
			 criteria under s.
			 SPS
			 404.04.
4. A technical college established pursuant
			 to s.
			 38.02,
			 Stats.
(c) Is 18 years of
			 age or older.
(d) Has graduated
			 high school or attained high school equivalency as determined by the department
			 of public instruction under s.
			 115.29(4),
			 Stats.
(e) Has not been convicted
			 of an offense under s.
			 940.22,
			 940.225,
			 944.15,
			 944.17,
			 944.30,
			 944.31,
			 944.32,
			 944.33,
			 944.34,
			 948.02,
			 948.025,
			 948.08,
			 948.085,
			 948.09,
			 948.095
			 or
			 948.10,
			 Stats., or a comparable offense under federal law or a law of any other
			 state.
(f) Subject to ss.
			 111.321,
			 111.322
			 and
			 111.335,
			 Stats., has not been convicted of any other offense not listed in par. (e), the
			 circumstances of which substantially relate to the practice of massage therapy
			 or bodywork therapy.
(g) Has passed
			 one of the following examinations:
1. The
			 Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination offered by the Federation of State
			 Massage Therapy Boards.
2. The
			 Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork offered by
			 the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and
			 Bodywork.
3. The National
			 Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork offered prior to
			 February 1, 2015, by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage
			 and Bodywork.
4. The National
			 Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage offered prior to February 1,
			 2015, by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and
			 Bodywork.
5. The Asian Bodywork
			 Therapy Examination offered prior to December 31, 2012, by the National
			 Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine.
6. An examination relating to the practice of
			 massage therapy or bodywork therapy that is administered by a national board
			 that is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying
			 Agencies.
7. An examination that is
			 substantially equivalent, as determined by the board, to an examination under
			 subds. 1. to 5.
(h) Has
			 passed an examination on laws and administrative rules governing massage
			 therapy or bodywork therapy in this state.
(i) Has in effect as a policyholder and
			 insured, malpractice liability insurance coverage in an amount that is not less
			 than $1,000,000 per occurrence and $1,000,000 for all occurrences in one
			 year.
(j) Has successfully
			 completed a course consisting of 5 classroom hours in adult cardiopulmonary
			 resuscitation and standard first aid if the 5 classroom hours are not part of
			 the course of study or approved training program completed by the applicant for
			 purposes of meeting the requirement under par. (a) .
(k) Has current proficiency in the use of an
			 automated external defibrillator achieved through instruction provided by an
			 individual, organization, or institution of higher education approved under s.
			 46.03(38),
			 Stats., to provide the instruction.