1. (a) A school shall designate one person as the program director. This person may be titled as director, or in the case of programs at post-secondary institutions, department chair or program coordinator. The director is the person directly responsible for all facets of the program's operation, including curriculum, methods of instruction, employment, training and evaluation of administrative and instructional staff, maintenance of administrative records, financial management, recruitment of students, and maintenance of school plant and equipment. The program director or department chair shall have the following qualifications:

   1. (1) be a graduate of an accredited college or university and hold a baccalaureate degree or have at least five years of professional experience in the field of massage and bodywork therapy; and have at least two years experience as a lead instructor in one or more of the core curriculum courses that are presented in the school's curriculum or have at least two years experience in education administration; or
   2. (2) possess qualifications that are equivalent to the requirements prescribed in Subparagraph (a)(1) of this Rule.

2. (b) If the program director does not have experience in either the professional practice of massage and bodywork therapy, or massage and bodywork therapy education, the school shall have a director of education on staff to manage the areas of curriculum and lesson plan development, instructional methods, and training and evaluation of instructional staff. The director of education shall have the following qualifications:

   1. (1) be a graduate of an accredited college or university and have at least five years of professional experience in the field of massage and bodywork therapy; or
   2. (2) have at least two years experience as a lead instructor in one or more of the school's core curriculum courses, or have at least two years experience in massage therapy education administration or teacher training.
3. (c) A school shall have administrative staff to support the number of students enrolled.

History Note: Authority G.S. 90-626(9); 90-631;
Eff. November 1, 2007;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. November 12, 2014.