{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-21.8-4-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-21.8-4-2","heading":"Qualifications","body":"Sec. 2. An individual who applies for licensure as a massage therapist must do the following:\n(1) Complete and submit the licensure application in the form and manner provided by the board.\n(2) Furnish evidence satisfactory to the board showing that the individual:\n(A) is at least eighteen (18) years of age;\n(B) has a high school diploma or the equivalent of a high school diploma;\n(C) has successfully completed a massage therapy school or program that:\n(i) requires at least six hundred twenty-five (625) hours of supervised classroom and hands on instruction on massage therapy;\n(ii) is in good standing with a state, regional, or national agency of government charged with regulating massage therapy schools or programs; and\n(iii) is authorized by the department of workforce development under IC 22-4.1-21 or accredited by another state where the standards for massage therapy education are substantially the same as the standards in Indiana, or is a program at an institution of higher learning that is approved by the board; and\n(D) has taken and passed a licensure examination approved by the board.\n(3) Provide a history of any criminal convictions the individual has, including any convictions related to the practice of the profession. The board shall deny an application for licensure if the applicant:\n(A) has been convicted of:\n(i) prostitution;\n(ii) rape; or\n(iii) sexual misconduct; or\n(B) is a registered sex offender.\n(4) Provide proof that the applicant currently has professional liability insurance with minimum coverage of two million dollars ($2,000,000) per claim and six million dollars ($6,000,000) in aggregate.\n(5) Submit to a national criminal history background check as prescribed by IC 25-0.5-1-9.\n(6) Verify the information submitted on the application form.\n(7) Pay fees established by the board.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 21.8. MASSAGE THERAPISTS","Chapter 4. Issuance of Certification"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-21.8-4-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"44035e981905bc9bd75b9b63d4f8a310ef5450e7972ee4e73807db6b3242f236","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-21.8-4-1","next":"us-in/ic-25-21.8-4-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}