(vii) An individual working in a beauty salon for which the person
who operates the beauty salon has obtained a permit from the State Board of
Cosmetology as required under § 5-501 of the Business Occupations and Professions
Article.

(b) To qualify for a certificate, an applicant shall be an individual who: [meets
the requirements of this section.

(c) ] (1) [The applicant must be of] IS.....OF good moral [character]

CHARACTER:

[(d)] (2) [The applicant must be at] IS AT least 18 years [old.] OLD;

[(e)] (3) After January 1, 2002, [the applicant shall have] HAS satisfactorily
completed at least 60 credit hours of education at an institution of higher education as
defined in § 10-101 of the Education Article and as approved by the Board and the
Maryland Higher Education [Commission.] COMMISSION;

[(f)] (4) [The applicant shall:

(1) Complete] HAS COMPLETED 500 hours of education in a Board
approved program for the study of massage therapy that includes the following areas
of content:

 (i) Anatomy and physiology;

(ii) Massage theory, techniques, and practice;

(iii) Contraindications to massage therapy; and

(iv) Professional ethics; and

[(2)] (5) [Pass] HAS PASSED an examination approved by the Board.

(C) TO QUALIFY FOR REGISTRATION, AN APPLICANT SHALL BE AN
INDIVIDUAL WHO:

(1) IS OF GOOD MORAL CHARACTER;

(2) IS AT LEAST 18 YEARS OLD;

(3) HAS COMPLETED 500 HOURS OF EDUCATION IN A BOARD APPROVED
PROGRAM FOR THE STUDY OF MASSAGE THERAPY THAT INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING
AREAS OF CONTENT:

(I) ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY;

(II) MASSAGE THEORY, TECHNIQUES, AND PRACTICE;

(III) CONTRAINDICATIONS TO MASSAGE THERAPY; AND
(IV) PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; AND

(4) HAS PASSED AN EXAMINATION APPROVED BY THE BOARD.