HAR §16-84-23. Requirements for apprentices

(a) The apprenticeship program shall consist of not less than five hundred seventy hours and the applicant shall successfully complete a cardiopulmonary resuscitation training program. The first one hundred fifty hours shall be academic and shall not have a time period and shall be completed before the practical training. The course of study shall be as listed in subsection (i)(1) and (2). (b) The applicant shall submit an application for apprenticeship training to the board with the certificates of completion of all required courses as listed in subsection (i)(1) and (2). (c) A letter of agreement from the sponsoring massage therapist as outlined in section 16-84-8 shall be attached to the application. (d) The remaining four hundred twenty hours shall constitute the beginning of the practical phase of the apprenticeship program. A permit shall be issued upon verification of the application for apprenticeship training. (e) The apprenticeship training shall begin upon the approval of the apprentice application by the board. (f) The apprenticeship program shall be of not less than six nor more than twelve months duration from the date of issuance of the permit. Extension may be granted by the board for unusual or special circumstances. (g) No person may undergo an apprenticeship training program without a permit. (h) Upon completion of the apprenticeship training, the applicant is not required to undergo another apprenticeship training. (i) The academic course of study shall be as follows: (1) Not less than fifty hours of anatomy, physiology, and structural kinesiology; (2) Not less than one hundred hours of theory and demonstration of massage which shall include: (A) The proper procedure in massaging (concerning the protection of both client and massage therapist); (B) Record keeping; (C) Hygiene; (D) Theory; 84-8 (E) Technique for specific conditions; (F) Contraindications of massage for specific techniques according to conditions; (G) Draping; and (H) Assessment of the client’s condition and the general technique to be applied. The requirements of subsection (i)(1) and (2) shall be taught by a school which is licensed by the state department of education, the University of Hawaii or other institutions approved by the board. The courses outlined in subsection (i)(1) and (2) may be obtained through workshops given by a massage therapist who has been licensed for at least three years and who has received approval from the board. The request for such an approval shall include: subject to be taught; when; where; by whom; and the duration of the workshop. The request for a workshop shall be submitted to the board for approval not less than sixty days before the commencement of each workshop. All courses that are completed as outlined in subsection (i)(1) and (2) shall be properly certified and a certificate of successful completion shall be issued by the school or an approved massage workshop. (j) The course of study for the six months of apprenticeship training program with a minimum of four hundred twenty hours is as follows: (1) Clinical operations - seventy hours (A) Sanitation - (i.e., application of department of health regulations, linen, towels) - thirty hours (B) Office procedures - (i.e., answering phone, taking appointments, client rapport) - thirty hours (C) Record keeping - (client records) - ten hours (2) Advanced techniques - forty hours (A) Observation of classroom-instructors - (twenty hours) (B) Consulting - (twenty hours) (3) Hands on supervised massage with record keeping - three hundred ten hours. (k) This apprenticeship does not apply to all persons who are now licensed in this State. (l) The apprentice may request a change in sponsor provided that a written request is submitted to the board for approval. The request shall include the reason or reasons why a change is being made, the date, and the letter of agreement with the new sponsoring massage therapist. (m) The apprentice shall be required to know and understand the laws and rules regulating massage. (n) The applicant shall show proof of having a current certificate of completion of both the infant and adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) 84-9 training course issued by the American Red Cross or American Heart Association. (o) Applicants, who have a CPR certification other than from the American Red Cross or American Heart Association may request for a waiver provided: (1) That the applicant show proof of a current certificate of completion; (2) That the applicant provide the board with a curriculum of the CPR training course; (3) That the applicant provide the name and the address of the course sponsor; and (4) That the applicant provide to the board all information pertaining to the course sponsor’s credentials and accreditation. (p) The apprenticeship program training report shall be properly completed by the sponsoring massage therapist. A copy of the training report shall be given to the apprentice to be attached to the application for examination. [Eff 3/28/66; am 4/4/70; am and ren §16-84-23, 6/22/81; am and comp 4/9/82; am and comp 7/19/87; am and comp 3/26/90] (Auth: HRS §452-6) (Imp: HRS §452-6) SUBCHAPTER 7 EXAMINATION