California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 10.5 — Massage Therapy Act, Section 4604.1
(a) The council shall not accept applications to issue any new certificates to practice as a certified massage practitioner on or after January 1, 2015.
(b) Certificates to practice as a certified massage practitioner for applications accepted prior to January 1, 2015, may be renewed without any additional educational requirements.
(c) A massage practitioner certificate and any identification card issued by the council, shall be surrendered to the council by any certificate holder whose certificate is suspended or revoked.
Notes
Prohibits the massage council from accepting applications for new certified massage practitioner certificates on or after January 1, 2015, while allowing certificates based on applications accepted earlier to renew without added education. A holder whose massage practitioner certificate is suspended or revoked must surrender both the certificate and any council-issued identification card.
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