{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-21.8-5-1","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-21.8-5-1","heading":"Licensure by endorsement","body":"Sec. 1. (a) The board may grant licensure by endorsement to an individual who:\n(1) is licensed, certified, or registered in another state having credentialing standards that are substantially equivalent to or that exceed the credentialing standards specified under this article;\n(2) has no pending disciplinary actions in relation to the performance of massage therapy and is in good standing with the standards of the other state or country;\n(3) pays an application fee established by the board;\n(4) provides a history of the individual's criminal convictions, if any, including any criminal convictions relating to the practice of the profession; and\n(5) submits to a national criminal history background check as prescribed by IC 25-0.5-1-9.\n(b) The board shall deny an application for licensure if the applicant:\n(1) has been convicted of:\n(A) prostitution;\n(B) rape; or\n(C) sexual misconduct; or\n(2) is a registered sex offender.\n(c) An applicant for licensure by endorsement shall cause each state that previously credentialed the applicant to provide the board with the applicant's current status in the state.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 21.8. MASSAGE THERAPISTS","Chapter 5. Certification by Endorsement"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-21.8-5-1","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"30eadf0749aa288d9bff28efc62889610b7085773357504b30b6f23fbb48dcf4","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-21.8-4-6","next":"us-in/ic-25-21.8-6-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}