1. A. In accordance with Health Occupations Article, §6-306, Annotated Code of Maryland, a request by an active licensee or registrant to transfer a license or registration to inactive status shall be granted upon receipt of the:

   1. (1) Completed Board-approved inactive status application; and
   2. (2) Payment of the required, non-refundable, biennial inactive status fee set forth in COMAR 10.65.07.

2. B. An individual:

   1. (1) May apply for inactive status only if the individual’s license or registration is still active at the time the inactive status application request is made;
   2. (2) Shall renew and pay the biennial inactive status fee during each renewal period; and
   3. (3) On inactive status is not authorized to and may not practice massage therapy.

3. C. Within 5 calendar years after being placed on inactive status, an individual seeking to be reactivated shall be required, as a condition of reactivation, to submit:

   1. (1) Proof of having completed the required CEUs of which shall have been obtained within the 2-year period immediately preceding the application for reactivation; and
   2. (2) Documentation of current CPR requirements at the designated level.

4. D. If an individual on inactive status seeks to be reactivated beyond the required 5-year period and conditions set forth under §C of this regulation, the individual shall be required to:

   1. (1) Submit a new application;
   2. (2) Pay the non-refundable fee set forth in COMAR 10.65.07;
   3. (3) Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §6-303, Annotated Code of Maryland;
   4. (4) Pass the Jurisprudence Examination required by the Board with a score of at least 75 percent; and
   5. (5) Possess documentation of current certification of qualification in CPR, at a minimum at the Basic Life Support (BLS) level.

Authority: General Provisions Article, §4-333(c); Health Occupations Article, §§6-101, 6-102, 6-201—6-206, 6-301—6-306, and 6-504;
Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date:

Regulations .01 and .02 adopted effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1446)

Regulations .01, .05, and .07 recodified from COMAR 10.43.17 to be Regulations .03, .07, and .09 effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1446)

Regulations .02—.04, .06, and .08—.10, amended and recodified from COMAR 10.43.17 to be Regulations .04—.06, .08, and .10—.12 effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1446)

Regulation .04B amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .05B amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .06 amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1247); December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .06F amended effective August 18, 2025 (52:16 Md. R. 847)

Regulation .07 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .07A amended effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1247)

Regulation .08 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .09 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .10 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulations .11 and .12 recodified from COMAR 10.43.17 to be Regulations .13 and .14 effective January 2, 2017 (43:26 Md. R. 1446)

Regulation .11 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .12 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .13 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .14 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .15 adopted effective April 9, 2018 (45:7 Md. R. 345)

Regulation .15 amended effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)

Regulation .16 adopted effective December 31, 2018 (45:26 Md. R. 1247)

Regulation .16 repealed effective December 25, 2023 (50:25 Md. R. 1088)