Ark. Code Ann. § 17-86-104: Criminal background checks

An applicant applying for enrollment in a massage therapy school, postsecondary massage therapy school, or massage therapy apprenticeship program or applying as a new massage therapy licensee, an individual applying for a new massage therapy school license, or a licensee applying for an upgrade issued by the Department of Health shall apply to the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police for a state and federal criminal background check to be conducted by the Identification Bureau of the Division of Arkansas State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.