{"data":{"id":"us-ak/as-08.61.030","jurisdiction":"us-ak","citation":"AS 08.61.030","heading":"Qualifications for license.","body":"The board shall issue a license to practice massage therapy to a person who\n(1) applies on a form provided by the department;\n(2) pays the fees established under AS 08.61.090;\n(3) furnishes evidence satisfactory to the board that the person has completed a\n(A) course of study of at least 625 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from an approved massage school; or\n(B) board-approved apprenticeship program;\n(4) is 18 years of age or older;\n(5) has been fingerprinted and has provided the fees required by the Department of Public Safety under AS 12.62.160 for criminal justice information and a national criminal history record check; the fingerprints and fees shall be forwarded to the Department of Public Safety to obtain a report of criminal justice information under AS 12.62 and a national criminal history record check under AS 12.62.400;\n(6) has a current cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification;\n(7) has received at least two hours of safety education covering bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions in the two years preceding the application for the license; in this paragraph, “bloodborne pathogens” has the meaning given in AS 18.15.450;\n(8) has successfully completed a nationally recognized competency examination approved by the board; and\n(9) has not been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude, or who has been convicted of, or pled guilty or no contest to, a crime involving moral turpitude if the board finds that the conviction does not affect the person's ability to practice competently and safely.","path":["Title 8. Business and Professions.","Chapter 61. Massage Therapists."],"source_url":"https://www.akleg.gov/basis/statutes.asp#08.61.030","current_through":"Alaska Statutes 2025 (34th Legislature, 2025-2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:16:30Z","sha256":"02068961b3b48afd415c7f419752445d3ad16593a96d1191e366da30355fe09b","source_id":"us-ak","stale":false,"prev":"us-ak/as-08.61.020","next":"us-ak/as-08.61.040"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}