1. (1) Except as provided in Section 34-43A-4(a)(4), Code of Ala. 1975, every massage therapy instructor teaching a course in massage therapy at a massage therapy school located in this state shall be licensed by the board as a massage therapist and registered as a massage therapy instructor. Instructors who are not teaching massage therapy are not required to register.

   1. (a) An adjunct massage therapy instructor shall be dually licensed in the state where he or she resides or be nationally certified, or both.

   2. (b) A massage therapy instructor shall satisfy all of the following:

      1. 1. Be currently licensed as an Alabama massage therapist and maintain a current unencumbered license.
      2. 2. Possess training and experience in the field of study and have at least three (3) years of experience in the field of massage and be supported by management in their professional development and teaching skills.
   3. (c) Academic studies such as anatomy and physiology, business, and related sciences may be taught by a non-massage therapist professional who has experience in the field.
   4. (d) To engage in animal massage by a massage therapist under the direction or prescription of a licensed veterinarian, the applicant must graduate from a nationally approved school and complete a minimum of one hundred (100) hours of postgraduate training and education in animal anatomy, pathology, and physiology for the type of animal on which the therapist will perform therapeutic massage.

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 April 20, 2009; effective May 25, 2009. Amended: Filed February 10, 2012; effective March 16, 2012. Repealed and New Rule: Published September 30, 2024; effective November 14, 2024.