Idaho § 54-4009 - REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSE
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§ 54-4009. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSE
Upon application to the board and the payment of the required fees, an applicant may be licensed as a massage therapist if the applicant meets all the requirements of this chapter and provides documentation acceptable to the board that the applicant:
(1) Has obtained a high school diploma or equivalent, including graduation from a nonpublic school;
(2) Is eighteen (18) years of age or older;
(3) Has not been convicted, found guilty, or received a withheld judgment or a suspended sentence in this state or in any other state of a crime that is deemed relevant in accordance with section 67-9411 (1), Idaho Code;
(4) Has successfully completed a massage program registered pursuant to chapter 24, title 33 , Idaho Code, or a comparable authority in another state that consists of the minimum of five hundred (500) in-class supervised hours of coursework and clinic work; and
(5) Has successfully passed a nationally recognized competency examination in massage therapy that is approved by the board. The passage of this exam may have occurred prior to the effective date of this chapter.
[54-4009, added 2012, ch. 261, sec. 1, p. 727; am. 2022, ch. 246, sec. 31, p. 808; am. 2026, ch. 135, sec. 13, p. 642.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 54-4009 ("REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUANCE OF LICENSE") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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