N.Y. Education Law § 7804: Requirements for a professional license

§ 7804. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a

license as a massage therapist, masseur or masseuse, an applicant shall

fulfill the following requirements:

(1) Application: file an application with the department;

(2) Education: have received an education, including high school

graduation and graduation from a school or institute of massage therapy

with a program registered by the department, or its substantial

equivalent in both subject matter and extent of training, provided that

the program in such school or institute shall consist of classroom

instruction of a total of not less than five hundred hours in subjects

satisfactory to the department;

(3) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in

accordance with the commissioner's regulations;

(4) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;

(5) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a

noncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United

States;

(6) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the

department; and

(7) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department

for admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial

license, a fee of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of

fifty dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission

to a department conducted examination, and a fee of fifty dollars for

each triennial registration period.