Title 32, Professions and Occupations

A. The board may request an informal interview with a licensee or any nonlicensed person in order to further its investigation or to resolve a complaint. B. If at an informal interview the board finds a violation of this chapter has occurred that constitutes grounds for disciplin…

On proof that a licensee has violated any grounds prescribed in section 32-4153, the board may take the following disciplinary actions singly or in combination: 1. Issue a decree of censure. 2. Prescribe a licensee's scope of practice, place of practice or supervision of practice…

A. It is unlawful for any person to practice or in any manner to claim to practice athletic training unless that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person who engages in an activity requiring a license pursuant to this chapter or who uses any word, title or representa…

A. A person, licensee, corporation, educational institution, athletic organization or health care facility and state or local governmental agencies shall report to the board any conviction, determination or finding that a licensee has committed an act that constitutes grounds for…

In lieu of a disciplinary proceeding prescribed by this article, the board may permit a licensee to actively participate in a board approved substance abuse recovery program if: 1. The board has evidence that the licensee is an impaired professional. 2. The licensee has not been …

A. The public has the right of access to the following information: 1. A list that includes each licensee's place of practice, license number, date of license expiration, status of license and whether the licensee has been subject to a complaint or disciplinary action by the boar…

Board decisions are subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article 6.

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the board of massage therapy. 2. "Board recognized school" means a school that is any of the following: (a) Accredited to offer massage therapy education by an agency recognized by the secretary of the Unite…

A. The board of massage therapy is established consisting of the following members appointed by the governor: 1. Two massage therapists who are residents of this state, who possess an unrestricted license to practice massage therapy in this state and who have been practicing in t…

A. The board shall: 1. Evaluate the qualifications of applicants for licensure. 2. Designate at least one national examination that it requires applicants to pass. The examination must be available to a graduating massage therapy or bodywork therapy student within ninety days bef…

A. Subject to title 41, chapter 4, article 4 and section 32-3253, the executive director of the board of behavioral health examiners shall serve as the executive director of the board of massage therapy. The executive director may not be a member of the board of massage therapy a…

(L24, Ch. 222, sec. 51. Eff. until 7/1/28) A. The board of massage therapy fund is established. The board shall administer the fund. The board shall deposit, pursuant to sections 35-146 and 35-147, fifteen percent of all monies collected pursuant to this chapter in the state gene…

A. Beginning July 1, 2005, a person who wishes to engage in the practice of massage therapy must be licensed pursuant to this chapter and may submit an application for licensure pursuant to this chapter not sooner than the date prescribed by the board. B. This chapter does not ap…

A. An applicant for a license as a massage therapist shall: 1. Be at least eighteen years of age. 2. Be a citizen or legal resident of the United States. 3. Satisfy the requirements of section 32-4224. 4. Receive either a high school diploma or general equivalency diploma or a si…

A. An applicant is eligible for reciprocal licensure if either of the following applies: 1. The applicant has been licensed in another state that has comprehensive standards for licensure for massage therapists for at least two of the last five years preceding the filing of the a…

A. An applicant for licensure shall file a completed application under oath or affirmation containing the information required by the board. The applicant shall include the application fee as prescribed in section 32-4227. B. The executive director may issue a temporary license t…

A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, a license issued pursuant to this chapter is subject to renewal every other year on the licensee's birthday and expires unless renewed. B. The executive director shall notify each licensee at least sixty days before expiration of the lice…

A. Except as provided in section 32-4301, the board may renew an expired license on payment of a renewal fee and a delinquency fee and on proof that the applicant continues to meet all requirements for continuing competency and continuing education established by the board. B. Th…

A. The board shall establish and collect nonrefundable fees that do not exceed the following: 1. To apply for an original license, two hundred fifty dollars. 2. To renew a license, two hundred fifty dollars. 3. To reinstate a lapsed license, two hundred fifty dollars. 4. To renew…

A. The board shall recognize a school of massage therapy located in this state if it is approved by the state board for private postsecondary education, is accredited to offer massage therapy education by an agency recognized by the secretary of the United States department of ed…

A. A massage therapist shall refer a person requiring a treatment for a condition outside the scope of practice of a massage therapist to one or more appropriate health care practitioners if the massage therapist has reasonable cause to believe symptoms or conditions are present …

A. No person may claim to be a massage therapist or use any terms or references in any advertisement, statement or publication to suggest to the public that the person is a massage therapist unless that person is a massage therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter. B. The board…

A. The following are grounds for disciplinary action: 1. Failing to meet or maintain the requirements for an original license under section 32-4222, subsection A. 2. Using fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in obtaining or attempting to obtain a license or the renewal or reinstat…

A. The board on its own motion may investigate any evidence that appears to show that a licensee is or may be incompetent or is or may be subject to discipline under this chapter. On written request of a complainant, the board shall review a complaint and take any action it deems…

A. It is unlawful for any person to practice or in any manner to claim to practice massage therapy or to advertise massage therapy services unless that person is licensed pursuant to this chapter. A person who engages in an activity requiring a license pursuant to this chapter or…

A. A person, licensee, corporation, educational institution, health care professional or health care facility and state or local governmental agencies must report to the board any conviction, determination or finding that a licensee has committed an act that constitutes grounds f…

This chapter does not require direct third party reimbursement to any person licensed pursuant to this chapter.

A. This chapter does not prohibit a county or municipality from adopting and enforcing regulations affecting the establishments, locations or settings in which individuals, entities or businesses engage in the practice of massage therapy. B. A county or municipality shall not imp…

A. Any person has access to the following information: 1. A list of licensees that includes the licensee's place of practice, license number, date of license expiration and status of license. 2. A list of official actions taken by the board. B. Unless they are the only address an…

A. A massage therapist or massage therapy business shall not advertise massage therapy services unless the advertisement includes either: 1. The massage therapy license number of the massage therapist if the advertisement is for the services of a specific massage therapist. 2. Th…

A. Except as otherwise provided in this section, a license, certificate or registration that is issued pursuant to this title to any member of the national guard or the United States armed forces reserves shall not expire while the member is serving on federal active duty and sha…

A. Notwithstanding any other law, an occupational or professional license or certificate shall be issued, in the discipline applied for and at the same practice level as determined by the regulating entity, pursuant to this title to a person who establishes residence in this stat…

Notwithstanding any other law, the education, training or experience requirements for a license, certificate or registration issued pursuant to this title are completely or partially satisfied, as determined by the regulating entity, on presentation of satisfactory evidence that …

A. A regulating entity that issues occupational or professional licenses shall: 1. Prominently post on its website home page all current state policies that ease licensing burdens and the exact steps applicants must complete to receive their license using such policies. Policies …

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Declared disaster" means a state of emergency declared by the governor, a presidential declaration of a federal major disaster or emergency in this state or a disaster or emergency event in this state that is designated …

A. An out-of-state business and an out-of-state employee that are in this state on a temporary basis solely for performing disaster recovery from a declared disaster during a disaster period are not subject to any state or local registration, licensing or certification requiremen…

A. A person may not assume or use the title or designation of "art therapist" unless the person holds an active national registration in art therapy with the art therapy credentials board. B. A violation of this section constitutes an unlawful practice under section 44-1522. The …

A. Unless subsection K of this section applies, a licensing authority shall have the authority to issue to an otherwise qualified applicant who has been convicted of an offense either of the following: 1. The regular license for which the applicant applied. 2. A provisional licen…

A. Each licensing authority shall: 1. In addition to the requirements prescribed in title 38, chapter 3, article 3.1, provide for a digital recording of each licensing authority meeting, except for executive sessions. 2. Post on its website the digital recording of the meeting no…

A. A licensing authority may not include any question on an application for a license, permit, certificate or registration that requests information about whether the applicant has sought mental health assistance or received a mental health diagnosis or treatment. The licensing a…

A. If a licensing authority suspends the processing of renewal applications for licensure, permitting, certification or registration: 1. All current licenses, permits, certificates and registrations that were previously issued by that licensing authority are extended through the …

In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: 1. "Board" means the state board of dispensing opticians. 2. "Direct supervision" means the provision of direction and control through inspection and evaluation of work by consultation or instruction as needed, provided that…

A. The state board of dispensing opticians is established consisting of seven members appointed by the governor. Five members of the board shall be licensees in good standing under this chapter. Two members of the board shall be public members. B. Before appointment by the govern…

A. The board shall adopt rules to administer and enforce this chapter. Rules adopted pursuant to this section shall include rules to specify the lawful scope of the practice of dispensing opticians and necessary evidence that may support a charge of substandard care rendered by a…

The board shall keep readily available for inspection a record of all applications for licenses, including a record as to whether a license or renewal license has been issued, and, if revoked or suspended, the date of filing the order of revocation or suspension. It shall maintai…

A. A person shall not practice as a dispensing optician in this state without a valid license issued pursuant to this chapter. B. The board shall issue a license to any person who complies with the provisions of this chapter and board rules. All licenses expire at the end of each…