Indiana § 25-21.8-4-2 Qualifications

Indiana Statutes

§ 25-21.8-4-2 — Qualifications

Indiana § 25-21.8-4-2

Title 25PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

Art. 21.8MASSAGE THERAPISTS

Ch. 4Issuance of Certification

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Ind. Code § 25-21.8-4-2 (2026).

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An individual who applies for licensure as a massage therapist must do the following:

(1)Complete and submit the licensure application in the form and manner provided by the board.

(2)Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the individual:

(A)is at least eighteen (18) years of age;

(B)has a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma;

(C)has successfully completed a massage therapy school or program that:

(i)requires at least six hundred twenty-five (625) hours of supervised classroom and hands on instruction on massage therapy;

(ii)is in good standing with a state, regional, or national agency of government charged with regulating massage therapy schools or programs; and

(iii)is authorized by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.

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An individual who applies for licensure as a
massage therapist must do the following:
(1) Complete and submit the licensure application in the form and
manner provided by the board.
(2) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the
individual:
(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;
(B) has a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school
diploma;
(C) has successfully completed a massage therapy school or
program that:
(i) requires at least six hundred twenty-five (625) hours of
supervised classroom and hands on instruction on massage
therapy;
(ii) is in good standing with a state, regional, or national
agency of government charged with regulating massage
therapy schools or programs; and
(iii) is authorized by the department of workforce
development under IC 22-4.1-21 or accredited by another
state where the standards for massage therapy education are
substantially the same as the standards in Indiana, or is a
program at an institution of higher learning that is approved
by the board; and
(D) has taken and passed a licensure examination approved by
the board.
(3) Provide a history of any criminal convictions the individual
has, including any convictions related to the practice of the
profession. The board shall deny an application for licensure if the
applicant:
(A) has been convicted of:
(i) prostitution;
(ii) rape; or
(iii) sexual misconduct; or
(B) is a registered sex offender.
(4) Provide proof that the applicant currently has professional
liability insurance with minimum coverage of two million dollars
($2,000,000) per claim and six million dollars ($6,000,000) in
aggregate.
(5) Submit to a national criminal history background check as
prescribed by IC 25-0.5-1-9.
(6) Verify the information submitted on the application form.
(7) Pay fees established by the board.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.200-2007, SEC.8. Amended by P.L.3-2008, SEC.186; P.L.177-2009, SEC.38; P.L.107-2012, SEC.62; P.L.112-2014, SEC.26; P.L.267-2017, SEC.12; P.L.152-2018, SEC.36; P.L.180-2018, SEC.16; P.L.10-2019, SEC.111; P.L.157-2023, SEC.23.