Indiana massage licensing

from AMTA web site :
http://www.amtaindiana.org/index.php?src=gendocs&link=Government%20Relations&category=Main
At this time, we know the Governor has appointed a Massage Therapy Board. Once it is officially released we will post the information here. In the meantime:

The grandfathering clause reads-
SOURCE: ; (07)ES0320.2.14. --> SECTION 14. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007 (a) Notwithstanding IC 25-21.8-5-2, as added by this act, the state board of massage therapy established by IC 25-21.8-3-1, as added by this act, may issue a certification before July 1, 2009, to an applicant who practiced massage or massage therapy in Indiana after June 30, 2001, and before July 1, 2009, if the applicant meets the condition set forth in one (1) of the following subdivisions:
(1) Either:
(A) provides the board with Internal Revenue Service income tax return forms from two (2) consecutive years that reflect that the applicant has been employed in the practice of massage or massage therapy; or
(B) has completed at least five hundred (500) hours of supervised classroom and hands on instruction, of which at least two hundred fifty (250) hours consist of hands on instruction in massage therapy.
(2) Provides a copy of a diploma, a transcript, a certificate, or another proof of completion of:
(A) a massage school accredited by:
(i) the Indiana commission on proprietary education established by IC 20-12-76-11; or


(ii) another state where the standards for massage therapy education are substantially equivalent to the standards in Indiana; or
(B) a program at an institution of higher learning that is approved by the board.
(b) An applicant who begins practicing massage or massage therapy in Indiana after January 1, 2009, must meet the certification requirements set forth in IC 25-21.8, as added by this act, to be certified in Indiana.
(c) Notwithstanding IC 25-21.8-5-2 and IC 25-21.8-6, both as added by this act, the state board of massage therapy may issue a certification to an applicant who:
(1) before July 1, 2007, enrolled in a massage therapy school or program that required at least five hundred (500) hours of supervised classroom and hands on instruction, of which at least two hundred fifty (250) hours were hands on instruction, if the school or program was in good standing with a state, regional, or national agency of government charged with regulating massage therapy or programs; and
(2) before January 1, 2008, completes the requirements of the massage therapy school or program described in subdivision (1).
(d) This SECTION expires July 1, 2010.



SOURCE: ; (07)ES0320.2.15. --> SECTION 15. EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007 (a) Before December 31, 2008, the state board of massage therapy established by IC 25-21.8-3-1, as added by this act, shall:
(1) adopt a certification examination;
(2) approve an examination other than the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCETMB); or
(3) approve an equivalent massage examination accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA);
that an individual may use as the basis for complying with IC 25-21.8-5-2(1)(D), as added by this act.

If you do not meet the grandfathering qualifications, or are applying after July 1, 2009:
Information Maintained by the Office of Code Revision Indiana Legislative Services Agency
01/26/2008 10:52:59 AM EST