Qualifications of Massage Therapy Faculty. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, massage therapy faculty shall: Be currently licensed or registered to practice massage therapy in Maryland; Be academically and professionally qualified; Maintain expertise appropriate to their teaching responsibilities; Have a minimum of 5 years of clinical experience as a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner; and Have an unencumbered license or registration for the past 5 years. Non-massage therapy faculty or a licensed massage therapist or a registered massage practitioner not meeting the requirements for massage therapy faculty may teach selected portions of the curriculum that: Are unrelated to the practice of massage therapy; and Relate to their areas of expertise. Waiver. A program experiencing a faculty shortage or a demonstrable difficulty in hiring appropriate faculty may petition the Board for a waiver of any provision of this regulation in massage therapy. The petition for a waiver of any requirement in massage therapy faculty qualification shall include documentation that the institution has made good faith attempts to hire massage therapy faculty. Qualifications of Clinical Massage Therapy Faculty. Unless otherwise provided in this chapter, a clinical massage therapy faculty member shall: Be currently licensed or registered to practice massage therapy in Maryland; Have a minimum of 5 years of clinical experience practicing massage therapy; Have the clinical experience necessary to function effectively and safely in the clinical massage therapy area of responsibility; and Have an unencumbered license or registration for the past 5 years.