Florida Board Approved- #50-20641

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This course will provide an overview of the various rules and regulations pertaining to the practice of massage therapy within the state of Florida. The relevant statutes can be found in Chapters 456 and 480 of the Florida statutes as well as Rule 64B7 of the Florida Administrative Code. These rules and statutes not only outline the scope of practice and qualifications for licensure as a massage therapist, but they also detail certain types of behaviors that are prohibited by massage therapists. It is imperative that massage therapists have a working knowledge of these rules and regulations since failure to comply, whether intentionally or unintentionally, can result in substantial fines or even suspension or revocation of the practitioner’s license.

Course Curriculum

  • 1

    Laws and Rules of Florida: Massage Therapy

    • Course Description

    • Learning Objectives

    • Course Outline

    • Introduction

    • A Profile of Today’s Massage Therapist

    • Why Do People Get Massages?

    • The History of Massage

    • The Regulation of Massage Therapy in Florida

    • Florida Board of Massage Therapy

    • Licensing Renewal

    • Continuing Education Requirements

    • Inspections of Massage Establishments

    • Background Screening and Fingerprinting Requirements for Licensing:

    • Discipline, Penalties, and Fines

    • Types of Disciplinary Proceedings

    • Local Regulation of Massage

    • Massage Therapists and Colonic Services

    • General Rules Pertaining to all Health Care Professions

    • Conclusion

    • Self-Check

    • Resources

    • Course Evaluation

About our Lead Planner

Lead Massage Therapy Planner

Andrew Dacres

Andrew hails from the UK, where he was an advertising and compliance manager for a major television network. While there, he trained as a Massage Therapist, specialized in sports massage and was fortunate to have worked with members of the British Athletics squad.Andrew left the UK for New York in September 2001 and re-trained in Massage Therapy at the Finger Lakes School of Massage in Ithaca, New York. He was offered a teaching position at school while still a student, and spent two fall semesters there teaching sports massage, while also working at spas in Manhattan.Andrew moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 2004 and has been an instructor in massage therapy since 2005. He has taught across the entire massage therapy curriculum, ranging from Swedish Massage and Anatomy & Physiology, to Orthopedic Assessment and the treatment of sports injuries. He built a successful private practice in Atlanta and loved that he was able to both teach and use his hands-on expertise in private practice. More recently, Andrew transitioned from the classroom into more administrative roles in education, where he has been instrumental in the development of programs of study, curriculum, faculty and students.Andrew was born in England and raised in the Caribbean. He enjoys cycling and walking his two dogs. He also serves as a mentor to several young men in Atlanta and believes that mentoring is an invaluable extension of his ability to reach his students through education.Currently he serves as the Director of Education of The International School of Skin, Nail Care and Massage Therapy in Atlanta, Georgia.

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