Mr. Dax Michaels: USA STATE BOARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
MASSAGE
STATE BOARDS AND REQUIREMENTS
Regulations may be pending in states that are not listed below. Please check with the State Department of Regulatory Agencies to ensure you have the most updated and current information.
A copy of current regulations can be obtained from the State Board overseeing the regulation listed below. Copies are generally available at no charge unless otherwise indicated.
Please Read: This listing contains a summarized version of existing state massage regulations. We encourage you to view the state regulations in full for a more detailed understanding. Links to the state websites, when available, are posted with the regulatory bodies listed below.
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Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
Connecticut
Delaware
Dist. of Columbia
Florida
Hawaii
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Please note: States not listed above currently have no state-wide regulations. Most unregulated states do regulate massage on a local level. Visit www.municode.com and click on "online codes" to search for local regulations.
Legend
Date = Year established
Requirements = Educational hours and/or exam requirements
Maintenance = Continuing education requirements
ALABAMA (1996)
Board of Massage Therapy
610 S. McDonough St.
Montgomery, AL 36104
Tel: 334/269-9990
Fax: 334/263-6115
Email: almtbd@aol.com www.almtbd.state.al.us
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 650hrs and NCETMB
Maintenance: 16hrs/2yrs
ARIZONA (Regulations are effective July 1, 2004)
Board of Massage Therapy
1400 West Washington, #230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Tel: 602/542-8604
Fax: 602/542-3093
Email: info@massageboard.state.az.us
www.massageboard.az.gov
Title: Massage Therapist License
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 hours & NCETMB
Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs
ARKANSAS(1951)
State Board of Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 20739
Hot Springs, AR 71903
Tel: 501/623-0444
Email: asbmt@sbcglobal.net
www.arkansasmassagetherapy.com
Title: Massage Therapist, Master Massage Therapist, Instructor
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 and State Exam
CONNECTICUT(1993)
Department of Public Health & Addiction Services
Massage Therapy Licensure
150 Washington Street
Hartford, CT 06106
Tel: 860/509-8378
www.dph.state.ct.us
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 in-class hrs & NCETMB
DELAWARE(1993)
Delaware Board of Massage & Bodywork
Cannon Building, #203
861 Silver Lake Blvd.
Dover, DE 19904
Tel: 302/739-4522 x205
Fax: 302/739-2711
www.dpr.delaware.gov
Title: Massage and Bodywork Therapist/Technician
Credential: Licensure/Certification
Lic Req: 500 and NCETMB
Cert Req: 300 supervised class hrs
Maintenance: 24hrs/1yr
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1999)
Department of Health
Health Professional Licensing Administration
Board of Massage Therapy
825 North Capitol Street, NE, 2nd Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Tel: (202)442-4774
www.dchealth.dc.gov
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 hrs and NCETMB
Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs
FLORIDA (1943)
Florida Department of Health
Medical Quality Assurance
Board of Massage Therapy
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Bin #C06
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Tel: 850/488-0595
Fax: 850/921-6184
www.doh.state.fl.us
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs & NCETMB
Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs
HAWAII (1947)
Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
State Board of Massage
P.O. Box 3469
1010 Richards Street
Honolulu, HI 96801
Tel: 808/587-3222
Web: www.hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/
pvl/boards/massage/
Copy of laws: $1.25
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 570 hrs and a written exam administered by the state. Apprenticeship permits available
ILLINOIS (Regulations are effective January 1, 2005)
Department of Professional Regulations
320 W. Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Tel: 217/7850800
www.ildpr.com
Title: Massage Therapist License
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 hours & NCETMB
Maintenance: 24hrs/renewal period to be set by rule.
IOWA (1992)
Department of Public Health Massage Therapy Advisory Board
Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor
321 East 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Tel: 515/281-6959
Fax: 515/281-3121
www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 hours and NCETMB
Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs
KENTUCKY
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy
PO Box 1360
Frankfort, KY 40602
Tel: 502/564-3296
Fax: 502/696-1922
Title: Massage Therapist License
Credential: License
Requirement: 600 hours & NCETMB
Maintenance: 24hrs/2yr
finance.ky.gov/
ourcabinet/caboff/OAS/op/
LOUISIANA (1992)
Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy
12022 Plank Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70811
Tel: 225/771-4090
Fax: 225/771-4021
E-mail: admin@lsbmt.org
www.lsbmt.org
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 hrs - written (NCETMB) and oral exam
Maintenance: 12hrs/1yr
MAINE(1991)
Department of Professional
& Financial Regulation
Division of Licensing & Enforcement
Massage Therapist
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Tel: 207/624-8624
Fax: 207/624-8637
www.maineprofessionalreg.org
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs or NCETMB
MARYLAND (1998)
Board of Chiropractic Examiners
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299
Tel: 410/764-4738
Fax: 410/358-1879
www.mdmassage.org
Title: Certified Massage Therapist
Credential: Certification
Requirement: 500hrs, 60 College credit hours and NCETMB
Title: Registered Massage Practitioner
Credential: Registration
Requirement: 500 hrs and NCETMB
MISSISSIPPI (2001)
State Board of Massage
P.O. Box 12489
Jackson, MS 39326-2489
Tel: 601/856-6127
Fax: 601/853-0336
Email: director@msbmt.state.ms.us
www.msbmt.state.ms.us
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 600 in class hrs, 100 hrs supervised clinic and NCETMB
MISSOURI (1998)
Division of Professional Registration
Massage Therapy Board
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tel: 573/751-0845
Fax: 573/751-0735
pr.mo.gov/massage.asp
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs and NCETMB
NEBRASKA(1958)
HHSR&L Credentialing Division
Massage Therapy Board
PO Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Tel: 402/471-2117
Fax: 402/471-3577
www.hhs.state.ne.us/crlindex.htm
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 1000hrs and NCETMB
Maintenance: 24 hrs/2yrs
NEW HAMPSHIRE (1980)
New Hampshire Dept. of Health & Services
Licensing & Regulative Services
129 Pleasant Avenue
Concord, NH 03301
Tel: 603/271-0853
www.dhhs.state.nh.us
Title: Massage Practitioner
Credential: License
Requirement: 750hrs, NCETMB and practical exam
Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs
NEW JERSEY (1999)
Board of Nursing
124 Halsey St., 6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
Tel: 973/504-6430
Fax: 973/648-3481
www.state.nj.us/
lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: Certification
Requirement: 500hrs or NCETMB
NEW MEXICO (1991)
State of New Mexico
Massage Therapy Board
P.O. Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Tel: 505/476-4870
Fax: 505/476-4645
You must enclose a stamped, self-addressed, #10 envelope when requesting a copy of regulations.
www.rld.state.nm.us/
b&c/massage
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 650 hrs, jurisprudence exam and NCETMB or 300hrs education and 350hrs of qualifying experience, jurisprudence exam and NCETMB
Maintenance: 16hrs/2yrs
NEW YORK (1967)
State Board of Massage Therapy
89 Washington Ave.,
Second Floor
Albany, NY 12234
Tel: 518/474-3817
Note: Massage category is #27.
www.op.nysed.gov
Title: Massage Therapist, Masseur or Masseuse
Credential: License
Requirement: 1000 hrs and exam
NORTH CAROLINA (1999)
Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy
P.O. Box 2539
Raleigh, NC 27602
Tel: 919/546-0050
Fax: 919/833-1059
admin@bmbt.org
www.bmbt.org
Title: Massage and Bodywork Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500 hrs at a Board approved school and NCETMB
Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs
NORTH DAKOTA (1959)
State Board of Massage
Phil J. Reisenauer
P.O. Box 701
Dickinson, ND 58601
Tel: 701/872-4895
www.ndboardofmassage.com/
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 750hrs, NCETMB and practical exams
OHIO (1916)
State Medical Board
Massage Licensing Division
77 South High St., 17th Floor
Columbus, OH 43266-0315
Tel: 614/466-3934
Fax: 614/728-5946
www.med.ohio.gov
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 600hrs and exam
OREGON(1999)
Oregon Board of Massage
3218 Pringle Road SE, Suite 250
Salem, OR 97302
Tel: 503/365-8657
Fax: 503/378-3575
www.oregonmassage.org/
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs, NCETMB and practical exams
RHODE ISLAND (1980)
Office of Health
Professional Regulation
3 Capitol Hill, Room 104
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Tel: 401/222-2827
Fax: 401/222-1272
www.health.ri.gov
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs and NCETMB
SOUTH CAROLINA (1997)
Division of Professional Licensing
110 Center View
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29210
Tel: 803/896-4494
Fax: 803/896-4484
www.llr.state.sc.us
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs & NCETMB
Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs
TENNESSEE(1995)
Massage Licensure Board
Cordell Hull Bldg., First Floor
426 5th Avenue
Nashville, TN 37247-1010
Tel: 615/532-5135 or 888/310-4650
Fax: 615/532-5164
shared by all health boards, address clearly
www.state.tn.us/health
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs and NCETMB
Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs
TEXAS(1985)
Department of Health
Professional Licensing
Massage Therapy Program
1100 West 49th Street
Austin, TX 78756-3183
Tel: 512/834-6616
Fax: 512/834-6677
www.dshs.state.tx.us/
massage/default.shtm
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: Registration
Requirement: 250 in-class hrs, 50 internship hrs, written and practical exams
Maintenance: 6hrs/1yr
UTAH (1981)
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
Board of Massage
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84145
Tel: 801/530-6628
Fax: 801/530-6511
www.dopl.utah.gov
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 600 hours and NCETMB
VIRGINIA(1996)
Department of Health Professions
Board of Nursing
6603 W. Broad St., Fifth Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1717
Tel: 804/662-9909
Fax: 804/662-9943
nursebd@dhpvirginia.gov
www.dhp.virginia.gov
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: Certification
Requirement: 500hrs and maintain NCETMB certification
WASHINGTON(1976)
Department of Health
Massage Program
PO Box 47867
Olympia, WA 98504-7868
Tel: 360/236-4700
Fax: 360/664-9077
fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/
hps3/Massage_Therapy/default.htm
Title: Massage Practitioner
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs, written and practical NCETMB
Maintenance: 16hrs/2yrs
WEST VIRGINIA (1998)
Massage Therapy Licensure Board
200 Davis Street
Princeton, WV 24740-7430
Tel: 304/487-1400
www.wvmassage.org
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: License
Requirement: 500hrs or NCETMB
Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs
WISCONSIN(1999)
Department of Regulation & Licensure
1400 E. Washington Avenue
PO Box 8935
Madison, WI 53708
Tel: 608/261-2390
Fax: 608/267-0644
drl.wi.gov
Title: Massage Therapist
Credential: Certification
Requirement: 600hrs and NCETMB