NRS 640C.640 Exceptions to certain requirements for license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration; alternative requirements.

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1. The Board may, after conducting a review of the credentials of an applicant who does not otherwise satisfy the requirements set forth in NRS 640C.580 , 640C.600 or 640C.620 , as applicable, issue a license to the applicant pursuant to this section.

2. An applicant for a license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, as applicable, issued pursuant to this section must:

(a)Have legally practiced massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration in another state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia for not less than 3 years; and

(b)Submit to the Board:

(1)A completed application on a form prescribed by the Board;

(2)The fees prescribed by the Board pursuant to NRS 640C.520 ;

(3)A certified statement issued by the licensing authority in each state, territory or possession of the United States or the District of Columbia in which the applicant is or has been licensed to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, verifying that:

(I)The applicant has not been involved in any disciplinary action relating to his or her license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, as applicable; and

(II)Disciplinary proceedings relating to his or her license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, as applicable, are not pending;

(4)A complete set of fingerprints and written permission authorizing the Board to forward the fingerprints to the Central Repository for Nevada Records of Criminal History for submission to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for its report;

(5)A statement authorizing the Board or its designee to conduct an investigation to determine the accuracy of any statements set forth in the application; and

(6)Official transcripts from a program of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration which must demonstrate that the applicant completed:

(I)For a program of massage therapy, not less than 500 hours of instruction;

(II)For a program of structural integration, not less than 700 hours of instruction; and

(III)For a program of reflexology, not less than 200 hours of instruction.

3. In addition to any examination required pursuant to NRS 640C.320 , an applicant for a license issued pursuant to this section must pass a nationally recognized examination for testing the education and professional competency of massage therapists, reflexologists or structural integration practitioners, as applicable, that is approved by the Board.

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