<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:76:03:04 Qualifying activities.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:76:03:04"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:76:03:04 Qualifying activities."> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered)"> <style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:"Cambria Math"; panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Calibri; panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;} @font-face {font-family:Times; panose-1:2 2 6 3 5 4 5 2 3 4;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times",serif; color:black;} a:link, span.MsoHyperlink {color:blue; text-decoration:underline;} a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed {color:#954F72; text-decoration:underline;} .MsoChpDefault {font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif; color:black;} @page WordSection1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;} div.WordSection1 {page:WordSection1;} --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"> <div class=WordSection1> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:76:03:04.&nbsp;&nbsp;Qualifying activities.</b> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Q</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>ualifying </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>continuing eduation</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> is any course with a clear purpose and objective which maintains, improves, or expands the skills and knowledge relevant to massage therapy of the human body. Qualifying </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>continuing education</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> must meet the definition of massage therapy pursuant to &#167;&nbsp;36-35-1(</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>3</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>) or be education presented by an approved provider of the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>, </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>American Medical Massage Association, or Federation of State Massage</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family: "Times New Roman",serif'>Therapy Boards. College courses</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> used to meet continuing education requirements</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> must</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> not</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> replicate</span><span style='font-size: 12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> courses submitted by the licensee to meet </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the required licensing coursework. An academic semester credit equals 15 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>continuing education</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> hours and a quarter credit equals 10 </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>continuing education</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> hours.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification from the American Heart Association,</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>the American Red Cross or another course deemed equivalent by the board is qualifying continuing</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>education for up to four hours in each continuing education cycle. In person attendance of a board</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>meeting is qualifying continuing education for up to two hours in each continuing education cycle.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>No other qualifying continuing education may be repeated in consecutive continuing education</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>cycles.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 33 SDR 50, effective September 21, 2006; 37 SDR 29, effective August 30, 2010; 38 SDR 105, effective December 8, 2011; 43 SDR 181, effective July 10, 2017.</span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-35-24">36-35-24(2).</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-35-19">36-35-19.</A></span></p> <p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>&nbsp;</span></p> </div> </body> </html>