Tennessee § 63-18-105 - License requirements — Issuance.

§ 63-18-105. License requirements — Issuance.

The board shall establish procedures and criteria for the issuance of licenses to persons and establishments engaged in massage for compensation. No person or establishment shall be issued a license until the applicant and each person engaged in massage at such massage establishment has provided evidence satisfactory to the board that: The applicant is eighteen (18) years of age or older; The applicant has not been convicted of the offense of prostitution or sexual misconduct; The applicant has: Successfully completed the curriculum or curricula of one (1) or more post-secondary academic institutions for massage, bodywork or somatic therapy as defined by board regulations, totaling five hundred (500) hours or more, such institutions being approved by the board pursuant to § 63-18-115, and either authorized by the Tennessee higher education commission, or its equivalent in other states, or approved, or under the governance of, the Tennessee board of regents; Received a passing score on a competency examination approved by the board; Any person who has completed a program of study as required by subdivision (b)(3)(A) in a post-secondary academic institution located in Tennessee and receives a diploma or certificate prior to September 1, 2005, shall be issued a license without completing the examination requirement of this section; Any person who meets the requirements of subdivision (b)(3)(C)(i) shall have until January 1, 2006, to apply for such a license; Persons licensed under this subdivision (b)(3)(C) shall not be considered to have national certification and shall not hold themselves out to be nationally certified; and All required fees have been paid. Notwithstanding the requirements of this part, no establishment license is required for the office of a physician licensed under chapter 4, 6, or 9 of this title if a massage for compensation is provided within that office by a licensed massage therapist. Acts 1995, ch. 480, § 6; 1996, ch. 1059, § 2; 1997, ch. 51, § 1; 1997, ch. 475, §§ 1, 2; 2001, ch. 251, § 1; 2003, ch. 137, § 1; T.C.A. § 63-18-205 ; Acts 2004, ch. 729, § 3; 2005, ch. 232, §§ 1, 4; 2006, ch. 737, § 1; 2019, ch. 357, § 1. Amendments. The 2019 amendment added (c). Effective Dates. Acts 2019, ch. 357, § 2. May 10, 2019. Cross-References. Licensure, § 63-1-103 — 63-1-112 .