Alabama § 34-43A-18 Massage Therapy Schools; Instructors

Alabama Statutes

§ 34-43A-18 — Massage Therapy Schools; Instructors

Alabama § 34-43A-18

Title 34Professions and Businesses

Ch. 43AAlabama Massage Therapy Licensing Act

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Ala. Code § 34-43A-18 (2026).

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(a)To be approved by the board, a massage therapy school shall comply with all standards for approval established by board rule. The applicant shall also do all of the following:

(1)Submit to the board a completed application prescribed by the board and the registration fee.

(2)Register every two years with the board by submitting a renewal form, the renewal fee, and a current curriculum and list of active massage therapy instructors teaching at the school.

(3)Commencing on October 1, 2025, submit proof to the board of registration as an assigned school through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).

(4)Satisfy other standards as the board may impose by rule.

(b)Except as provided in Section 34-43A-4(a)(5), every massage therapy instructor teac

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(a) To be approved by the board, a massage therapy school shall comply with all standards for approval established by board rule. The applicant shall also do all of the following:
(1) Submit to the board a completed application prescribed by the board and the registration fee.
(2) Register every two years with the board by submitting a renewal form, the renewal fee, and a current curriculum and list of active massage therapy instructors teaching at the school.
(3) Commencing on October 1, 2025, submit proof to the board of registration as an assigned school through the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB).
(4) Satisfy other standards as the board may impose by rule.
(b) Except as provided in Section 34-43A-4(a)(5), every massage therapy instructor teaching a course in massage therapy at a massage therapy school located in this state shall be licensed by the board as a massage therapist and registered as a massage therapy instructor. Instructors who are not teaching massage therapy do not need to be registered. An adjunct massage therapy instructor shall be dually licensed in the state where he or she resides or be nationally certified, or both.
(c) An applicant for registration as a massage therapy instructor shall satisfy all of the following requirements:
(1) Be currently licensed as a massage therapist in this state.
(2) Submit to the board a completed application as prescribed by the board and the application fee.
(3) Submit documentation of three years of experience in the practice of massage therapy. The documentation may be considered by the board on a case-by-case basis.