The Application Packet contains:. The application must be completed by the applicant. Answer all questions. If you leave a question blank, the application may be returned to you. All information must be typed in the fillable form or clearly printed in black or blue ink. Place your name and the last 4 digits of your social security number on each additional page or addendum. Profiles side views photographs will not be accepted. The application form must be notarized on the notary page.
The notary seal must be placed on the edge of the photograph. Your application personal check, business check or cash will be returned to you. Required Examinations National Examination and the Maryland Jurisprudence Examination You must take and pass a national examination, and the Maryland Jurisprudence examination before any license or registration can be issued to you. Copies of your massage school transcript s , national score report, CPR certification, Criminal History Records Check fingerprint receipt must be submitted with your application.
The Board will send you an email acknowledging of receipt of your application. The official national score report and the requested official sealed transcript s must be contained in your Board file before any license or registration can be issued to you.
Education Verification Applicants must personally arrange with their school s to have certified, sealed copies of final official transcripts submitted by the school s directly to the Board. The transcript s must document graduation from and completion of a minimum of contact hours for LMTs and contact hours for RMPs in an accredited massage therapy education program as defined in the Laws and Regulations.
Transcripts from foreign schools must be independently reviewed and investigated at the expense of the applicant. Only original transcripts and translations are acceptable. Copies or certified copies will not be accepted. Transcripts will only be accepted from massage schools that are approved or accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education USDE. Additionally, schools located outside of the United States must undergo a strict comprehensive review and scrutiny through a professional, private contract commission.
