1. (1) The massage therapist license is considered lapsed if an individual fails to complete the renewal process prior to the expiration of license.
2. (2) During the lapsed status, no such person shall practice massage in the State of Oregon.

3. (3) An applicant whose license is lapsed less than 24 months may return to active status by including the following with the completed application.

   1. (a) Payment of the current fee for activation of the license;
   2. (b) Late fee payment;
   3. (c) Proof of 25 hours of continuing education;
   4. (d) Verification of 4 supervised hours in Professional Ethics, Boundaries or Communication.
   5. (e) Proof of current certification in in basic life support (BLS) Healthcare Provider cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The CPR certification card must be received by the CPR provider and include the expiration date of the CPR certification; and
   6. (f) Complete and submit a completed electronic fingerprint for criminal background check.

4. (4) An applicant whose license is lapsed for more than 24 months and less than 36 months may return to active status by including the following with the completed application.

   1. (a) Payment of the current fee for activation of the license;
   2. (b) Payment of the licensing fee for the previous period of the lapsed license;
   3. (c) Late fee payment;
   4. (d) Proof of 50 hours of continuing education;
   5. (e) Verification of 8 supervised hours in Professional Ethics, Boundaries and/or Communication.
   6. (f) Proof of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and
   7. (g) Complete and submit a completed electronic fingerprint for criminal background check.

5. (5) An applicant whose license is lapsed for 36 months or more, must meet all of the current initial license requirements listed in OAR 334-010-0005 (4) (a-d) to reactivate to active status; and include the following with the completed application.

   1. (a) Payment of the current fee for activation of the license;
   2. (b) Payment of the licensing fee applicable for each biennium the license was lapsed and for the current licensing period but not to exceed, a maximum of two renewal periods, for any lapsed license;
   3. (c) Late fee payment;
   4. (d) Proof of 50 hours of continuing education;
   5. (e) Verification of 8 supervised hours in Professional Ethics, Boundaries or Communication.
   6. (f) Proof of current certification in cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and
   7. (g) Complete and submit a completed electronic fingerprint for criminal background check.
6. (6) An applicant whose license is lapsed for 12 months or less may renew as an inactive status; a license that is lapsed for 12 months or more is prohibited from renewing as an inactive status
7. (7) All information required for restoring a lapsed license to an active status must be received within 3 years of the date of lapsing along with the requirements listed in OAR 334-010-0017(3)(a-h).
8. (8) Continuing Education is not required if this is your first subsequent renewal after receipt of your initial license.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 183, 687.121 & 182.456 - 182.472

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 687.011, 687.051, 687.057, 687.061, 687.081, 687.086 & 687.121

History

BMT 1-2022, amend filed 05/20/2022, effective 07/01/2022
BMT 1-2019, amend filed 03/21/2019, effective 07/01/2019
BMT 1-2018, amend filed 11/21/2018, effective 01/01/2019
BMT 1-2016, f. 5-23-16, cert. ef. 7-1-16
BMT 3-2015, f. 11-12-15, cert. ef. 1-1-16
BMT 4-2011, f. 12-1-11, cert. ef. 1-1-12
BMT 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 7-2-09
BMT 1-2009, f. 2-13-09, cert. ef. 3-1-09
BMT 1-2006, f. & cert. ef. 1-5-06
BMT 1-2004, f. & cert. ef. 2-23-04
BMT 1-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-24-03
BMT 2-2002, f. & cert. ef. 5-8-02
BMT 2-1998, f. & cert. ef. 7-22-98