AK HB110

Increases the required massage therapy training from 500 to 625 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from an approved massage school or board-approved apprenticeship program

Reduces the required safety education on bloodborne pathogens and universal precautions from 4 hours to 2 hours within the two years preceding license application

Adds authority for the Board of Massage Therapists to adopt regulations governing massage therapy establishments in addition to existing regulations on licensing and practice

Clarifies that public board members cannot be current or former members of other occupational licensing boards established under Alaska Statute 08

Requires fingerprinting and criminal history checks at least once every six years during license renewal, with immediate effect for this provision; most other changes effective July 1, 2019