# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 65 — Board of Massage Therapy Examiners

### Chapter 01 — General Regulations

#### Regulation .12 Inactive Status.

*COMAR 10.65.01.12*

A. In accordance with Health Occupations Article, §6-306, Annotated Code of Maryland, a request by an active licensee or registrant to transfer a license or registration to inactive status shall be granted upon receipt of the:

  (1) Completed Board-approved inactive status application; and

  (2) Payment of the required, non-refundable, biennial inactive status fee set forth in COMAR 10.65.07.

B. An individual:

  (1) May apply for inactive status only if the individual’s license or registration is still active at the time the inactive status application request is made;

  (2) Shall renew and pay the biennial inactive status fee during each renewal period; and

  (3) On inactive status is not authorized to and may not practice massage therapy.

C. Within 5 calendar years after being placed on inactive status, an individual seeking to be reactivated shall be required, as a condition of reactivation, to submit:

  (1) Proof of having completed the required CEUs of which shall have been obtained within the 2-year period immediately preceding the application for reactivation; and

  (2) Documentation of current CPR requirements at the designated level.

D. If an individual on inactive status seeks to be reactivated beyond the required 5-year period and conditions set forth under §C of this regulation, the individual shall be required to:

  (1) Submit a new application;

  (2) Pay the non-refundable fee set forth in COMAR 10.65.07;

  (3) Submit to a criminal history records check in accordance with Health Occupations Article, §6-303, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (4) Pass the Jurisprudence Examination required by the Board with a score of at least 75 percent; and

  (5) Possess documentation of current certification of qualification in CPR, at a minimum at the Basic Life Support (BLS) level.