Brief Description: The Board of Massage Therapists proposes to update regulations relating to massage school education or curriculum requirements and continuing education requirements for license renewal.
The Board of Massage Therapists (Board) proposes to adopt regulation changes in Title 12, Chapter 79 of the Alaska Administrative Code including the following:
- 12 AAC 79.140. Massage school education requirements, is proposed to amend the application requirements for massage school education or curriculum requirements.
- 12 AAC 79.210. Continuing education requirements, is proposed to amend the continuing education requirements for renewal of a massage therapy license.
You may comment on the proposed regulation changes, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, by submitting written comments to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806. Additionally, the Board will accept comments by facsimile at (907) 465-2974 and by electronic mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. Comments may also be submitted through the Alaska Online Public Notice System by accessing this notice on the system at http://notice.alaska.gov/208917, and using the comment link. The comments must be received not later than 4:30 p.m. on December 27, 2022. Comments received after this deadline will not be considered by the Board.
Oral comments relevant to the proposed regulations, including the potential costs to private persons of complying with the proposed changes, may also be given at a hearing to be held on December 13, 2022 via video/zoom and teleconference. You may participate via https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86158132295?pwd=Y0ZRNzJGNHlrSUVJdGE4d0llMUZBZz09 by entering Meeting ID 861 5813 2295 Passcode 373077, or you may participate via teleconference by calling 1-669-444-9171 and enter the Meeting ID and Passcode noted above. The hearing will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will end when those who have signed up before 1:30 p.m. to give oral testimony have had the opportunity to comment. The chair of the Board may set a time limit for each participant’s oral testimony, determined by the chair before the hearing begins, to allow enough time for all those present and timely registered to give testimony.
You may submit written questions relevant to the proposed action to Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, P.O. Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806 or by e-mail at RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov. The questions must be received at least 10 days before the end of the public comment period. The Board will aggregate its response to substantially similar questions and make the questions and responses available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and on the Board’s website at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardofMassageTherapists.aspx. The Board may, but is not required to, answer written questions received after the 10-day cut-off date and before the end of the comment period.
If you are a person with a disability who needs a special accommodation in order to participate in this process, please contact Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov not later than December 20, 2022 to ensure that any necessary accommodation can be provided.
A copy of the proposed regulation changes is available on the Alaska Online Public Notice System and by contacting Jun Maiquis at (907) 465-2537 or RegulationsAndPublicComment@alaska.gov, or go to https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/portals/5/pub/MAS-0922.pdf.
After the public comment period ends, the Board will either adopt the proposed regulation changes or other provisions dealing with the same subject, without further notice, or decide to take no action. The language of the final regulation may be different from that of the proposed regulation. You should comment during the time allowed if your interests could be affected. Written comments and questions received are public records and are subject to public inspection.
Statutory Authority: AS 08.61.020; AS 08.61.030; AS 08.61.050; AS 08.61.100
Statutes Being Implemented, Interpreted, or Made Specific: AS 08.61.020; AS 08.61.030; AS 08.61.050; AS 08.61.100
Fiscal Information: The proposed regulation changes are not expected to require an increased appropriation.
DATE: 11/22/2022
Jun Maiquis, Regulations Specialist
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
For each occupation regulated under the Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing, the Division keeps a list of individuals or organizations who are interested in the regulations of that occupation. The Division automatically sends a Notice of Proposed Regulations to the parties on the appropriate list each time there is a proposed change in an occupation's regulations in Title 12 of the Alaska Administrative Code. If you would like your address added to or removed from such a list, send your request to the Division at the address above, giving your name, either your e-mail address or mailing address (as you prefer for receiving notices), and the occupational area in which you are interested.
ADDITIONAL REGULATION NOTICE INFORMATION
(AS 44.62.190(d))
1. Adopting agency: Board of Massage Therapists – Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development, Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing.
2. General subject of regulation: Massage school education requirements and continuing education requirements.
3. Citation of regulation: 12 AAC 79.140 and 12 AAC 79.210.
4. Department of Law file number: To be assigned.
5. Reason for the proposed action: Update and clarification of current regulations; compliance with state statute.
6. Appropriation/Allocation: Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing – #2360.
7. Estimated annual cost to comply with the proposed action to:
A private person: None known.
Another state agency: None known.
A municipality: None known.
8. Cost of implementation to the state agency and available funding (in thousands of dollars): No costs are expected in FY 2023 or in subsequent years.
9. The name of the contact person for the regulation:
David Edwards-Smith, Licensing Examiner
Alaska Board of Massage Therapists
Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development
Telephone: (907) 465-3811
E-mail: david.edwards-smith@alaska.gov
10. The origin of the proposed action: Board of Massage Therapists.
11. Date: 11/22/2022
Prepared by: Jun Maiquis
Regulations Specialist