PROVISIONAL LICENSE

A Provisional license will allow a person who has graduated from a foreign massage therapy program to practice in Trinidad & Tobago while waiting to take the licensing examination for a period not to exceed 1 year from the date on the Provisional license given by "The Board".

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In order to obtain a Provisional License:

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(1) A person shall send in writing a request for provisional licensure from the Massage Therapy  Board of Therapeutic Massage of Trinidad & Tobago, registered office #68 Market Street, Gopaul Lands, Marabella by calling 221-5497 / 770-8994 or sending an email to tmtattassociation@gmail.com. The request for a provisional licensure shall include the following information:

            (a) An official transcript from the massage therapy program that you have graduated from documenting completion of a massage therapy program pursuant to the TMTATT Board Approved Massage School stating number of hours completed in your training OR evidence of a license from the state/country that you received it from. The board may accept transcripts issued to the applicant and placed in a sealed envelope that carries the massage therapy program or school’s seal or stamp.  A fee of $500.00 must accompany your request for provisional license.

          (b) Written verification from the massage therapy school that you have successfully completed the entire program

          (c) A Certificate of Good Character (valid for 2 years from the date you received it)

          (d) A medical certificate of good health (obtained from your General Practitioner)

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(2) A provisional license is valid for one (1) year from the date of issuance. Upon expiration of a provisional license the licensee shall no longer engage in the practice of massage therapy. To resume practicing massage therapy a person must either apply to renew the provisional license, if he/she has not passed the national examination, or obtain a license as a massage therapist from the Massage Therapy Association of Trinidad & Tobago.

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(3) A provisional license may be renewed for an additional number of months at the discretion of the board, not to exceed one (1) year. To renew a provisional license the applicant must complete a request in writing to “The Board” providing a written explanation for renewing the provisional license, and pay the required fee $300.00.

 

Declaration: Any unforeseen issues shall be dealt with by “The Board” as they arise