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