R4-15-201. Qualifications; Application for a Regular License
- To meet the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-4222 (b) an applicant who submits an application:
- Before January 1, 2008 shall complete 500 classroom hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school.
- On and after January 1, 2008 shall complete 700 classroom and clinical hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school.
- An applicant for a regular license shall meet the requirements in A.R.S § 32-4222 (A) AND (B) before submitting an application packet that contains:
- An application form that includes:
- The applicant’s name, date of birth, place of birth, social security number, email address, residence and business addresses, residence and business telephone numbers and mailing address, if applicable;
- The applicant's race, gender, height, weight and eye color;
- Each name or alias previously or currently being used by the applicant;
- The applicant’s name as it will appear on the license;
- To satisfy the requirements in A.R.S. §32-4222(A)(5):
- If the applicant graduated from a high school, the date of graduation and name of the high school; or
- If the applicant received a high school equivalency diploma, the date the high school equivalency diploma was awarded; or
- If the applicant passed an ability to benefit examination recognized by the
Uniited State Department of Education, written documentation of passage;
- One passport quality photograph of the applicant's head and shoulders no larger than 2 1/2 by 3 inches taken no more than 60 days before the date of the application;
- The name and address of each Board-recognized school attended by the applicant, dates of attendance, and date of the completion of the course of study;
- The number of hours of classroom and clinical instruction completed by the applicant at a Board-recognized school;
- Whether the applicant has passed the examination administered by the NCBTMB or FSTMB and if so, the name if the entity and date the examination was taken;
- Whether the applicant, has been convicted of a felony or an offense involving moral turpitude or prostitution, solicitation, or a related offense or entered into a plea of no contest and, if so:
- Charged felony or offense;
- Date of conviction;
- Court having jurisdiction over the felony or offense;
- Probation officer’s name, address, and telephone number, if applicable;
- A copy of the notice of expungement, if applicable; and
- A copy of the notice of restoration of civil rights, if applicable;
- Whether the applicant currently holds a has held a massage therapy license issued by another state and if so, the name of each state;
- Whether the applicant has ever voluntarily surrendered a license under section A.R.S. § 32- 4254 or had a license to practice massage therapy or another related license revoked by a political subdivision of this state or a regulatory board in another jurisdiction in the United States for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction that would be subject to discipline pursuant to this Chapter.
- Whether the applicant is currently under investigation, suspension, or restriction by a political subdivision of this state or a regulatory board in another jurisdiction in the United States for an act that occurred in that jurisdiction that would be subject to discipline pursuant to this chapter;
- Whether the applicant has committed any of the actions in the definition of good moral character in R4-15-101;
- Whether English is the applicant's native language and, if not:
i What the applicant's native language is, and
ii Whether the applicant has met the requirements in subsection
(C); and - A notarized statement, signed by the applicant, stating the information on the application form is true and correct;
- Documentation of citizenship or alien status that meets the requirements in A.R.S. 41-1080
- A completed and legible fingerprint card and
- The fee required in R4-15-102.
- An application form that includes:
- If English is not the native language of the applicant, to meet the requirements in A.R.S. 32-4222(E), the applicant shall take and pass, no more than twenty four months before the date of the application, either of the following examinations;
1. The internet based TOEFL with the following minimum scores;
a. For the writing section, 25;
b. For the speaking section, 25;
c. For the reading section 25; and
d. For the listening section, 25; or
2. The TOEIC with the following minimum scores:
a. For the speaking section. 150;
b. For the writing section. 150:
c. For the listening section. 300;
d. For the reading section. 350. - In addition to the requirements in subsections(A), (B), and (C), an applicant shall arrange to have directly submitted to the Board from the issuing entity:
- Written verification of a passing score on the NCBTMB or FSTMB examination;
- To show proof of completion of the classroom hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school required in subsection (A), Academic transcripts from the Board-approved school from which the applicant graduated; and
- The score earned on the examination in subsection (C).
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