Sec. 455.1571. APPLICANT LICENSED IN ANOTHER JURISDICTION. (a) The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant for licensing as a massage therapist or massage therapy instructor after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a license or certificate of registration issued by another jurisdiction that has licensing or registration requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
(b) The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant for licensing as a massage therapist or massage therapy instructor who holds a license or certificate of registration issued by another jurisdiction with which this state has a reciprocity agreement. The department may make an agreement, subject to the approval of the governor, with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.221(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.298(6), eff. September 1, 2017.
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