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| 28 | 28 | | HOUSE BILL 555 |
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| 29 | 29 | | 57TH LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - FIRST SESSION, 2025 |
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| 30 | 30 | | INTRODUCED BY |
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| 31 | 31 | | Jonathan A. Henry and John Block and William A. Hall II |
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| 32 | 32 | | and Angelita Mejia |
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| 33 | 33 | | AN ACT |
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| 34 | 34 | | RELATING TO LICENSURE; REQUIRING THAT A LICENSE TO PRACTICE |
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| 35 | 35 | | MASSAGE THERAPY ISSUED UNDER THE MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE ACT |
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| 36 | 36 | | SHALL CONTAIN A PHOTO OF THE LICENSE HOLDER. |
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| 37 | 37 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO: |
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| 38 | 38 | | SECTION 1. Section 61-12C-9 NMSA 1978 (being Laws 1991, |
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| 39 | 39 | | Chapter 147, Section 9, as amended) is amended to read: |
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| 40 | 40 | | "61-12C-9. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE OF MASSAGE |
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| 41 | 41 | | THERAPISTS.-- |
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| 42 | 42 | | A. The board shall issue a license to practice |
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| 43 | 43 | | massage therapy to any individual who files a completed |
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| 44 | 44 | | application, accompanied by the required fees, and who submits |
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| 45 | 45 | | satisfactory evidence that the applicant: |
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| 46 | 46 | | (1) has reached the age of majority; |
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| 47 | 47 | | (2) has completed all educational requirements |
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| 75 | 75 | | established by the board; and |
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| 76 | 76 | | (3) has completed at least six hundred fifty |
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| 77 | 77 | | hours of education that includes at least five hundred hours of |
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| 78 | 78 | | massage therapy instruction. |
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| 79 | 79 | | B. An initial license issued pursuant to this |
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| 80 | 80 | | section may be for a period of up to two years pursuant to |
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| 81 | 81 | | board rule. |
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| 82 | 82 | | C. A license issued by the board pursuant to this |
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| 83 | 83 | | section shall contain a clear and easily visible photo of the |
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| 84 | 84 | | license holder." |
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| 85 | 85 | | SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.--The effective date of the |
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| 86 | 86 | | provisions of this act is July 1, 2025. |
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| 87 | 87 | | - 2 - |
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