License to practice massage therapy: Requirements for recognition of program by Board.

The Board will recognize a program of massage therapy pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 640C.580 , if the program requires its pupils to complete a minimum of 625 hours of instruction in the following courses before receiving a certificate evidencing successful completion of the program: 1. At least 345 hours of instruction which is taken in a classroom setting with hands-on instruction in courses of massage therapy, assessment, theory and application instruction, which must include at least 80 hours in clinical instruction; and 2. At least 280 hours of instruction in the following areas: (a) Pathology; (b) Business; (c) Ethics; (d) Anatomy; (e) Physiology; (f) Kinesiology; and (g) Any other courses the program deems necessary. REVISER’S NOTE. The regulation of the Board of Massage Therapy filed with the Secretary of State on June 20, 2024 (LCB File No. R017-24), which amended this section to revise the hours and courses required for a program of massage therapy, contains the following provision not included in NAC: “This regulation is hereby amended by adding thereto the following transitory language which has the force and effect of law but which will not be codified in the Nevada Administrative Code: Notwithstanding the amendatory provisions of section 3 of this regulation [ NAC 640C.052 ], the Board will, until June 30, 2024, continue to recognize a program of massage therapy pursuant to paragraph (b) of subsection 3 of NRS 640C.580 if the program meets the requirements of NAC 640C.052 , as it existed before the effective date of this regulation [June 20, 2024].”