Section 338.715. Foreign-trained applicants; licensure; requirements.

(1) An applicant for a massage therapist license who completed a massage therapy curriculum outside of the United States shall submit the required fee and a completed application on a form provided by the department. In addition to meeting the requirements of the code and these rules, an applicant shall possess a high school diploma, or the equivalent, pursuant to R 338.709(1)(a) and meet all of the following requirements:

(a)       Have successfully completed a massage therapy curriculum that is substantially equivalent to a supervised curriculum that meets the requirements approved by the board under R 338.705. Evidence of having completed a massage therapy curriculum that is substantially equivalent to a supervised curriculum includes an evaluation of the applicant’s education by a recognized and accredited credential evaluation agency.

(b)     Pass an examination approved by the board under R 338.713.

(c)      Demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language if the applicant’s massage therapy curriculum was taught in a language other than English. To demonstrate a working knowledge of the English language, the applicant must establish either of the following:

(i)     The applicant has obtained a score of not less than 550 on the test of English as a foreign language (toefl) administered by the educational testing service and obtained a score of not less than 50 on the test of spoken English administered by the educational testing service.

(ii)        The applicant has obtained a total score of not less than 89 on the test of English as a foreign language internet-based test (toefl-ibt) administered by the educational testing service and obtained the following section scores:

(A)    Not less than 21 on the reading section.

(B)    Not less than 18 on the listening section.

(C)    Not less than 26 on the speaking section.

(D)    Not less than 24 on the writing section.

(2)    If an applicant  satisfies  the requirements  of R 338.711 within 2  years of the effective date of this rule, then the applicant presumably meets the requirements of subrule

(1)  of this rule.

History: 2012 AACS.