Recognition criteria - Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage
To apply for recognition please contact your professional Association.
Minimum educational qualifications
For Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage therapists to attain Bupa recognition for benefit payment purposes, the applicant must have completed, as a minimum, a Diploma in Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage at an Australian Registered Training Organisation (RTO)
The following courses meet these minimum requirements:
- HLT50102 Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage (An Mo Tui Na)
- HLT50107 Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage (An Mo Tui Na)
- HLT50112 Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine Massage (An Mo Tui Na)
- HLT52115 Diploma of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Remedial Massage
Any educational qualifications substantially attained by distance/online/external mode will not be recognised.
All overseas qualifications must be independently validated and assessed by VETASSESS or by the relevant Overseas Qualifications Unit (OQU).
Additionally, applicants must also meet the Compulsory additional recognition requirements
Professional Associations
The following Associations meet the requirements set out in the Bupa Accreditation Requirements for Professional Associations. Student membership is not acceptable.
| Association | Association Contact |
| Australian Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Association (AACMA) Ltd. | Phone: 07 3457 1800 Fax: 07 3394 2399 Email: aacma@acupuncture.org.au Website: www.acupuncture.org.au |
| Massage Association of Australia LTD (MAA) | Phone: 03 9555 9900 Fax: 03 9555 9904 Email: office@maa.org.au Website: www.maa.org.au |
| Australian Natural Therapists Association(ANTA) | Phone: 1800 817 577 Fax: 07 5409 8200 Email: info@anta.com.au Website: www.anta.com.au |
| Australian Association of Massage Therapist (AAMT) | Phone: 03 9602 7300 Fax: 03 9602 7570 Email: info@aamt.com.au Website: www.aamt.com.au |
| Australian Traditional Medicine Society (ATMS) | Phone: 02 8878 1500 Fax: 02 9809 7570 Email: info@atms.com.au Website: www.atms.com.au |
| Association of Massage Therapists Ltd | Phone: 02 9211 2441 Fax: 02 9211 2281 Email: info@amt.org.au Website: www.amt.org.au |
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