for an extension of up to 90-days under the existing provisional permit only if

for an extension of up to 90-days under the existing provisional permit only if proof is provided of having taken and failed a Board Comprehensive Examination during the initial period of the provisional permit. A maximum of two (2) 90-day periods under a provisional permit may be authorized to each applicant. C. Reciprocity for an applicant to the Board is defined, as follows: 1. From a regulated State: Must be licensed and in good standing with the State regulatory Board (excludes grandfathering): must show proof of at least three (3) years work experience as a massage therapist, must show proof of passing scores from a Board Comprehensive Examination, must take and pass the Mississippi State Law Examination (MSLE) offered by the Board, must submit a timeline of massage therapy school enrollment and graduation, passage of a Board Comprehensive Examination, work experience, and residency, and must submit certified transcript(s) from a massage therapy school that includes the school’s name, state license number, physical address and mailing address if different, telephone number and signed by the owner, director or administrator of the school: For a massage therapy school that is nationally or regionally accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the transcript has a minimum of 500 hours of in-class academic education. The massage school must provide evidence of its current accreditation and be in good standing with the accrediting body. For a non-accredited massage therapy school, the transcript is subject to verification of educational content relative to current curriculum and instruction requirements for an approved massage therapy school. The applicant may be required to obtain additional hours of training up to the current requirements from an approved massage therapy school. For a school that is currently not approved by one or more of that state’s massage regulatory body, or the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, or the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, the transcript will not be valid for licensure. For a massage therapy school that has ceased operation, the transcript must be provided by a third party that is acceptable to the Board, such as the custodian of the school’s records, or that state’s massage regulatory body, or the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, or the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. 2. From a non-regulated State: Must show proof of at least three (3) years work experience as a massage therapist, must show proof of passing scores from a Board Comprehensive Examination, must take and pass the Mississippi State Law Examination (MSLE) offered by the Board, and must submit a timeline of massage therapy school enrollment and graduation, passage of a Board Comprehensive Examination, work experience, and residency, and must submit certified transcript(s) from a massage therapy school that includes the school’s name, state license number, physical address and mailing address if different, telephone number and signed by the owner, director or administrator of the school: For a massage school that is nationally or regionally accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, the transcript has a minimum of 500 hours of in- class academic education. The massage school must provide evidence of its current accreditation and be in good standing with the accrediting body. For a non-accredited massage school, the transcript is subject to verification of educational content relative to current in-class hours and courses for Board-licensed massage schools. The applicant may be required to obtain additional training up to the current requirements from a Board-approved massage school. For a school that is currently not approved by one or more of that state’s massage regulatory body, or the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, or the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards, the transcript will not be valid for licensure. For a massage therapy school that has ceased operation, the transcript must be provided by a third party that is acceptable to the Board, such as the custodian of the school’s records, or that state’s massage regulatory body, or the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork, or the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards. C. A Board licensee seeking licensure through reciprocity or initial application in another state must pay all applicable fees in Rule 2.1 before the Board will verify and provide the licensee’s information to the other state.