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22 <br /> (c) The Board shall maintain a list of jurisdictions whose regulatory standards <br /> for the practice of massage and bodywork therapy have been determined by the Board <br /> to be substantially equivalent to or to exceed the requirements for licensure under this <br /> Article. (2008-224, s. 12.) <br /> §90-631. Massage and bodywork therapy schools. <br /> (a) The Board shall establish rules for the approval of massage and bodywork <br /> therapy schools. These rules shall include: <br /> (1) Basic curriculum standards that ensure graduates have the education <br /> and skills necessary to carry out the safe and effective practice of <br /> massage and bodywork therapy. <br /> (2) Standards for faculty and learning resources. <br /> (3) Requirements for reporting changes in instructional staff and <br /> curriculum. <br /> (4) A description of the process used by the Board to approve a school. <br /> Any school that offers a training program in massage and bodywork therapy, not <br /> otherwise exempt from the requirements of Board approval, shall submit an <br /> application for approval to the Board. If a massage and bodywork therapy school <br /> offers training programs at more than one physical location, each location shall <br /> constitute a separate massage and bodywork therapy school. The Board shall grant <br /> approval to a school, whether in this State or another state, that meets the criteria <br /> established by the Board. The Board shall maintain a list of approved schools and a <br /> list of community college programs operating pursuant to subsection (b) of this <br /> section. <br /> (al) The Board shall have general supervision over massage and bodywork <br /> therapy schools, not otherwise exempt from the requirements of Board approval, in <br /> this State for the purpose of protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the public by <br /> requiring that massage and bodywork therapy schools carry out their advertised <br /> promises and contracts made with their students and patrons and by requiring that <br /> approved massage and bodywork therapy schools maintain: <br /> (1) Adequate, safe, and sanitary facilities. <br /> (2) Sufficient and qualified instructional and administrative staff. <br /> (3) Satisfactory programs of operation and instructions. <br /> (b) A massage and bodywork therapy program operated by a North Carolina <br /> community college that is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and <br /> Schools is exempt from the approval process, licensure process, or both, established <br /> by the Board. The college shall certify annually to the Board that the program meets <br /> or exceeds the minimum standards for curriculum, faculty, and learning resources <br /> established by the Board. Students who complete the program shall qualify for <br /> licenses from the Board as if the program were approved, licensed, or both, by the <br /> Board. <br />