Ala. Admin. Code r. 532-X-5-.02
Approved School Renewal
Effective Nov 14, 2025New Rule: Filed January 29, 2001; effective March 5, 2001. Amended: Filed November 9, 2006; effective December 14, 2006. Amended: Filed April 20, 2009; effective May 25, 2009. Repealed and New Rule: Filed February 10, 2012; effective March 16, 2012. Repealed and New Rule: Published September 30, 2024; effective November 14, 2024. Amended: Published September 30, 2025; effective November 14, 2025.Massage Therapy Licensing Board, Alabama
1. A massage therapy school approved by the board must register bi-annually with the board, submitting a renewal form and/or application, the renewal fee, a current curriculum, and a list of all instructors of massage therapy who teach or supervise at the school.
a. Should a change in ownership, curriculum, instructors, staff, or address of the school occur during the year subsequent to obtaining approval from the board, the school must notify the board of such change within thirty (30) days of the earlier of the date of the school’s authorization of the proposed change or of implementation of the change.
- 1. The board must consider continued approval of a massage therapy school after a change of ownership, curriculum, or staff.
- 2. If a massage therapy school submits an annual renewal application with current curriculum which does not meet the minimum standards set forth in the applicable laws and regulations, the board shall send a deficiency notice to the school and suspend the approval of the school.
- 3. The school shall have six (6) months in which to correct the deficiency and submit a renewal form with fee and copy of the conforming curriculum. Approval of a massage therapy school may be withdrawn by the board if the massage therapy school modifies its curriculum without notice to the board, falls below the minimum standards required by the statutes and these rules and regulations, violates any standard applicable to the accreditation of the school, or violates any applicable rule or regulation of the board.
Author: Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §34-43A-6.
History: New Rule: Filed January 29, 2001; effective March 5, 2001. Amended: Filed November 9, 2006; effective December 14, 2006. Amended: Filed April 20, 2009; effective May 25, 2009. Repealed and New Rule: Filed February 10, 2012; effective March 16, 2012. Repealed and New Rule: Published September 30, 2024; effective November 14, 2024. Amended: Published September 30, 2025; effective November 14, 2025.