Louisiana Massage Therapist

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Comment by Frank J on February 23, 2011 at 7:01pm

Thanks for the insight Mr. Breaux. It seemed odd that a state would have a law to when a GC would expire

Comment by Amber Valentine on February 23, 2011 at 6:13pm

Hi Michael

I saw you mention a study guide for the Louisiana Oral Exam in an earlier post. I am taking the exam this Friday and would love to look over it as a little extra last minute study material! My email address is avalentine99@gmail.com if you have a chance to send me a copy. It would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks a bunch--Amber

Comment by Frank J on February 23, 2011 at 2:46pm

12 CEUs for Louisiana

Palpatory Assessment of the Shoulder

 May 14-15 Lake Charles, la

June 25-26 Shreveport, la

Jhttp://www.massagecontinuinged.yolasite.com

Comment by Michael A. Breaux on February 11, 2011 at 11:07pm

Hey Molly,  What they need is is course descriptions to see how your hours are categorized to make sure that you have enough to transfer and complete LA requirements.  Our state requires 125 hours of Anatomy & Physiology, 325 of massage techniques, and 50 of various classes including business, health, hydro, etc.  For example, a transcript may say the applicant completed 20 hours of Kinesiology - but the catalog may describe it as structural kinesiology which might be applied toward the A&P hours; whereas applied kinesiology might be applied toward massage hours or not accepted at all.  See if your school has a website with course descriptions that can be printed out.  Also bring proof of passage of one of the national exams with you the NCE or MBLEX.  Write me at mbreaux@hotmail.com and I'll send you our school's study guide for the oral. 

PS  IF you don't have enough hours after your transcript is evaluated, find a school in Louisiana that will transfer the hours that the board has accepted and sell you only the few hours you need to complete LA licensing.  Good luck.

Comment by Molly Harlan on February 11, 2011 at 8:50am

Thanks for the info you guys. I have another question. I am taking the oral exam in 2 weeks and I am from out of state (GA). On the LA board website, it says out of staters need to bring a copy of their school catalog along with their national test scores and transcripts. My school did not have a catalog. Will this be a problem, does anyone know?

Comment by Kim Savoie on February 7, 2011 at 4:19pm

Hi Michael

One can apply these CE's towards their NCBTMB continuing ed requirements and I will state that they are used strictly for that purpose.

Thanks again for informing me about the rules and regs. in your state.

Comment by Michael A. Breaux on February 7, 2011 at 4:17pm

Dear Frank,

 

Regarding Gift Certificates, my understanding is that in Louisiana there is NO expiration allowed on Gift Certificates, that they can be redeemed as long as the company that sold them is still in business.  This is not a massage law, but a general law.  I put a one year expiration date on my gift certificates just as an incentive for the client to book without waiting forever, but I honor them forever.  If you have an attorney that is a friend, you may want to ask them for a reference.  My advice is - if a client wants to redeem a 20 year old gift certificate - honor it.

Comment by Michael A. Breaux on February 7, 2011 at 4:10pm

Hey Kim, no I'm not interested in Pediatric Massage, I've been a deep tissue practitioner for 20 years and there's not much demand for torturing children...

I just wanted to reiterate what Karina said.  NCBTMB may be missinforming you.   There is a whole separate procedure to be approved in Louisiana.  It does involve paperwork and a an extra cost, but please if you post an add here in a section for Louisiana therapists, you really need to post that your CE is not approved for LA CE credit as required by Louisiana Law.  I don't teach CE courses, so I'm not some competitor, just a former LA Board Member trying to keep you out of potential trouble.  To get your course approved, go to www.labmt.org  

Below are the quoted sections from the LA Massage Rules and Regs regarding continuing education classes, required languaging, and penalties for misuse.  We really need good CE providers in this state and I'm sure your program will be approved, but if you don't go through the appropriate channels, you may end up inadvertently shooting yourself in the foot and become ineligible for approval.  Let me know if I can help. Again, good luck!

 

E. Providers must have approval, in writing, from the

board before disseminating any notices that their program is

approved for license renewal credit. In the event a provider

does advertise approval by the board and approval has not

been granted in writing, that the provider may be subject to a

fine up to $1,000 and/or up to a two year period, no

application for approval of continuing education programs

by that provider will be considered for approval. The fine

must be have been paid before any applications are

considered for any future programs by that provider.

J. Statement as to Approval

1. The provider of a program approved for Louisiana

CEU units may announce or indicate in advertising,

promotional and other materials as follows :

"Approved by the Louisiana Board of Massage

Therapy for a maximum of ____ hours CEUs".

No other statement regarding Louisiana CEU approval may

be made in advertising, promotional and/or other materials,

included but not limited to, a statement that an application

has been to the board for approval or that the provider

intends to apply for approval.

2. Providers may offer programs that are not approved

pursuant to this Section. However, if a provider offers a

program for which approval is not sought, or for which

approval has been denied, the provider must announce in all

advertising, promotional and other materials concerning the

program as follows:

"Not offered for Louisiana State Board

of Massage Therapy CEUs".

Comment by Kim Savoie on February 7, 2011 at 11:16am

Thank you Karina.

I know, NCBTMB have their hands full.

Kim

Comment by Karina Braun on February 7, 2011 at 11:06am

Hi there. I am a NCBTMB provider and is true that in most states if you are a NCBTMB provider you are covered. States such as Louisana, Texas, and Florida need approval from their state board. Go through all states and call the stat boards to see what you need for that state. I know it was a lot if paperwork with NCBTMB but sometimes more paperwork is needed for the states. :-(
I wish you much sucess with Pediatric Massage!
Karina Braun

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