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R4-15-201. Qualifications; Application for a Regular License

  1. To meet the requirements in A.R.S. § 32-4222 (b) an applicant who submits an application:
    1. Before January 1, 2008 shall complete 500 classroom hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school.
    2. On and after January 1, 2008 shall complete 700 classroom and clinical hours of supervised instruction at a Board-recognized school.
  2. 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:
    1. An application form that includes:
      1. 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;
      2. The applicant's race, gender, height, weight and eye color;
      3. Each name or alias previously or currently being used by the applicant;
      4. The applicant’s name as it will appear on the license;
      5. To satisfy the requirements in A.R.S. §32-4222(A)(5):
        1. If the applicant graduated from a high school, the date of graduation and name of the high school; or
        2. If the applicant received a high school equivalency diploma, the date the high school equivalency diploma was awarded; or
        3. If the applicant passed an ability to benefit examination recognized by the
          Uniited State Department of Education, written documentation of passage;
      6. 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;
      7. 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;
      8. The number of hours of classroom and clinical instruction completed by the applicant at a Board-recognized school;
      9. 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;
      10. 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:
        1. Charged felony or offense;
        2. Date of conviction;
        3. Court having jurisdiction over the felony or offense;
        4. Probation officer’s name, address, and telephone number, if applicable;
        5. A copy of the notice of expungement, if applicable; and
        6. A copy of the notice of restoration of civil rights, if applicable;
      11. Whether the applicant currently holds a has held a massage therapy license issued by another state and if so, the name of each state;
      12. 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.
      13. 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;
      14. Whether the applicant has committed any of the actions in the definition of good moral character in R4-15-101;
      15. 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
      16. A notarized statement, signed by the applicant, stating the information on the application form is true and correct;
    2. Documentation of citizenship or alien status that meets the requirements in A.R.S. 41-1080
    3. A completed and legible fingerprint card and
    4. The fee required in R4-15-102.
  3. 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.
  4. 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:
    1. Written verification of a passing score on the NCBTMB  or FSTMB examination;
    2. 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
    3. The score earned on the examination in subsection (C).