1.Alabama
Alabama Massage Therapy Board
2777 Zelda Road
Montgomery, AL 36106
Ph: (334) 420-7233
Fax: (334) 263-6115
Email: massagetherapy@alstateboard.com
650 hours from board approved massage therapy school
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
16 hours biennially
2. Alaska
Alaska Board of Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 110806
Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Phone: (907) 465-3811
Fax: (907) 465-2974
Email: BoardOfMassageTherapists@Alaska.Gov
Alaska Board of Massage Therapy
625 hours of in-class supervised instruction and clinical work from an approved massage school, or verification of satisfactory completion of a board-approved apprenticeship program.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
16 hours biennially.
3 Arizona
Arizona Board of Massage Therapy
1740 West Adams, Suite 3401
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: (602) 542-8604
Fax: (602) 542-8804
Email: info@massageboard.az.gov
Arizona Board of Massage Therapy
700 hours from a board recognized massage therapy school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
4. Arkansas
Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy
4815 W. Markham Street, Slot #8
Little Rock, AR 72205
Ph: (501) 683-1448
Fax: (501) 682-5640
Email: info@arkansasmassagetherapy.com
Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours from a board approved massage therapy school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
18 hours biennially.
5.California
California Massage Therapy Council
One Capitol Mall, Suite 800
Sacramento, CA 95814
Ph: (916) 669-5336
FAX: (916) 669-5337
Email: info@camtc.org
California Massage Therapy Council
Massage Therapist: 500 hours
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
None
6.Colorado
Colorado
Department of Regulatory Agencies
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202
Ph: (303) 894-7800
FAX: (303) 894-7764
Email: dora_massagetherapists@state.co.us
Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies
500 hours from a board approved massage therapy school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
None
7 .Connecticut
Connecticut
Department of Public Health
Massage Therapy Licensure
410 Capitol Avenue
Hartford, CT 06134
Ph: (860) 509-7603
FAX: (860) 509-8457
Email: oplc.dph@ct.gov
Connecticut Department of Public Health
810 hours (750 classroom hours plus 60 hours of supervised clinic).
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours every four years..
8. Delaware
Delaware Board of Massage and Bodywork
Cannon Building, Suite 203
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Dover, DE 19904
Ph: (302) 744-4500
Fax: (302) 739-2711
E-mail: customerservice.dpr@state.de.us
Delaware Board of Massage and Bodywork
Massage Therapist: 500 hours, exam
Temporary Permits for MT Technicians (One Year): 200 hours
Certified Massage Technician: 300 hours
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
CMT/LMT—24 hours biennially.
9.District of Columbia
District of Columbia Board of Massage Therapy
Department of Health
899 North Capitol Street, NE. First Floor
Washington, DC 20002
Ph: (877) 672-2174
Fax: (202) 727-8471
Email: doh@dc.gov
District of Columbia Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours from a board approved or accredited massage therapy school
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours biennially
10.Florida
Florida Department of Health
Board of Massage Therapy
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin # C06
Tallahassee, FL 32399 - 3256
Ph: (850) 245-4161
Fax: (850) 412-2681
E-mail: MQA_MassageTherapy@doh.state.fl.us
Florida Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours from a board approved massage therapy school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially (one hour/month since last renewal).
12. Georgia
Georgia Board of Massage Therapy
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Applications/Payments:
P.O. Box 13446
Macon, GA 31208
Phone: 404-424-9966
Fax: 877-588-0446
Georgia Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours from a board approved massage therapy school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
13. Hawaii
Hawaii State Board of Massage Therapy
Dept of Commerce & Consumer Affairs
Professional and Vocational Licensing
Attn: Massage
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
Ph: (808) 586-2692
Email: massage@dcca.hawaii.gov
Hawaii State Board of Massage Therapy
570 hours from a board approved school.
(See website for apprenticeship details)
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours biennially.
14. Idaho
Idaho Board of Massage Therapy
Bureau of Occupational Licenses
Street address:
700 W. State Street
Boise, Idaho 83702
Mailing address:
PO Box 83720
Boise, Idaho 83720-0063
Phone: (208) 334-3233
Fax: (208) 334-3945
Email: mas@ibol.idaho.gov
Idaho Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
Six hours per year (including one hour of ethics).
15. Illinois
Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
Massage Therapy Licensure
320 West Washington Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: (888) 473-4858
Fax: (217) 782-7645
Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
600 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
16. Indiana
Indiana State Board of Massage Therapy
Professional Licensing Agency
Attn: State Board of Massage Therapy
402 W. Washington St, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-8800
Fax: (317) 233-4236
Email: pla14@pla.IN.gov
Indiana State Board of Massage Therapy
625 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours every four years.
17. Iowa
Iowa Board of Massage Therapy
Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Bldg, 5th Floor
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
Phone: (515) 281-0254
Fax: (515) 281-3121
600 hours from a board approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
16 hours biennially.
18. Kentucky
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy
500 Mero Street, 2 SC 32
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: (502) 782-8808
Fax: (502) 564-4818
Email: mt@ky.gov
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy
600 hours from a board approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
19. Louisiana
Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy
2645 O'Neal Lane, Bld. C, Ste. E
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Phone: (225) 756-3488
Fax: (225) 756-3493
Email: admin@labmt.org
Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours annually.
20. Maine
Maine Massage Therapy
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation,
Office of Licensing & Registration
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Ph: (207) 624-8624
Fax: (207) 624-8637
Email: massage.therapy@maine.gov
500 hours from a state approved school or examination.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
None.
21. Maryland
Maryland State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners
4201 Patterson Ave, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299
Ph: (410) 764-4738
Fax: (410) 358-1879
Email: sharon.oliver@maryland.gov
Maryland State Board of Massage Therapy Examiners
Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT): Associates of Applied Science in Massage Therapy or 600 Hrs + 60 college credits in which 24 of those credits are in applied and basic science related to healthcare
Registered Massage Practitioner (RMP): 600 hrs.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
22. Massachusetts
Division of Professional Licensure
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
1000 Washington Street, Suite 710
Boston, MA 02118-6100
Ph: (617) 701-8630 (individual licensure)
Fax: (617) 727-9932
Email: Massagetherapy@mass.gov
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
650 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
None.
23. Michigan
Michigan Board of Massage Therapy
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
PO Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
Ph: (517) 335-0918
Fax: (517) 373-2179
Email: bhpinfo@michigan.gov
Michigan Board of Massage Therapy
625 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
18 hours triennially.
24. Mississippi
Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 20
Morton, MS 39117
Ph: (601) 732-6038
Email: director@msbmt.state.ms.us
Mississippi State Board of Massage Therapy
700 hours from an accredited school in addition to CPR and First Aid.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours from CEU Board approved program + CPR biennially.
25. Missouri
Missouri State Board of Therapeutic Massage
Division of Professional Registration
3605 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Ph: (573) 522-6277
Fax: (573) 751-0735
E-mail: massagether@pr.mo.gov
Missouri State Board of Therapeutic Massage
500 hours from a board approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours biennially.
26. Montana
Montana Board of Massage Therapy
PO BOX 200513
301 South Park, 4th Floor
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Ph: (406) 841-2370
Fax: (406) 841-2305
Email: dlibsdlmt@mt.gov
Montana Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours from approved massage therapy school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours biennially.
27. Nebraska
Nebraska Massage Therapy Board
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services - Licensure Unit
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Ph: (402) 471-2117
Fax: (402) 471-3577
Email: DHHS.Licensure2117@nebraska.gov
Nebraska Massage Therapy Board
1,000 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
28. Nevada
Nevada Board of Massage Therapy
1755 E. Plumb Lane, Suite 252
Reno, NV 89502
Phone (775) 687-9955
Fax (775) 786-4264
Email: nvmassagebd@state.nv.us
Nevada Board of Massage Therapy
550 hours from a board recognized program.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
29. New Hampshire
New Hampshire Office of Professional Licensure and Certification
7 Eagle Square
Concord, NH 03301
Ph: (603) 271-2152
Email: customersupport@oplc.nh.gov
Advisory Board of Massage Therapists
750 hours + CPR, Adult First Aid.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours biennially.
30. New Jersey
New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
124 Halsey Street
Newark, NJ 07102
Phone: (973) 504-6520
Fax: (973) 648-3481
Email: askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us
New Jersey Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
500 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
20 hours biennially.
31. New Mexico
Massage Therapy Board
PO Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Ph: (505) 476-4622
Fax: (505) 476-4620
E-mail: massage.board@state.nm.us
New Mexico Massage Therapy Board
650 hours from a board approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
16 hours biennially.
32. New York
New York State Board of Massage Therapy
Office of the Professions
Division of Professional Licensing Services
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234-1000
Ph: (518) 474-3817 ext. 150
Fax: (518) 486-2981
E-mail: msthbd@nysed.gov
New York State Board of Massage Therapy
1,000 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
36 hours triennially.
33. North Carolina
North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
P.O. Box 2539
Raleigh, NC 27602
Ph: (919) 546-0050
Fax: (919) 833-1059
E-mail: admin@bmbt.org
North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
500 hours from a board approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
34. North Dakota
North Dakota State Board of Massage
PO Box 3141
Bismarck, ND 58502-3141
Ph: (701) 712-8624
Email: ndbmt@aptnd.com
North Dakota State Board of Massage
750 hours + CPR.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
35. Ohio
State Medical Board of Ohio
Massage Licensing Division
30 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215
Ph: (614) 466-3934
Fax: (614) 728-5946
Email: license@med.ohio.gov
750 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
None
36. Oklahoma
Oklahoma State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
Advisory Board of Massage Therapy
2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 84
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Phone: (405) 522-5961
Fax: (405) 521-2440
Email: mt@cosmo.ok.gov
Massage Therapy Licensure Information Page
500 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
Five hours per year.
37. Oregon
Oregon Board of Massage
728 Hawthorne Ave., N.E.
Salem, OR 97301
Ph: (503) 365-8657
Fax: (503) 385-4465
Email: OBMT.Info@state.or.us
625 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
25 hours biennially + Current CPR.
38. Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Ph: (717) 783-7155
Fax: (717) 787-7769
E-mail: RA-Massagetherapy@state.pa.us
Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy
600 hours from board approved massage therapy school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially + CPR.
39. Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Health
Office of Health Professional Regulation
3 Capitol Hill, Room 105A
Providence, RI 02908-5097
Ph: (401) 222-5960
Fax: (401) 222-1272
Rhode Island Department of Health
650 hours from a state approved/accredited school + CPR, First Aid.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
Six hours per year.
40. South Carolina
South Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
Kingstree Building
110 Center View
Columbia SC 29210
Ph: (803) 896-4588
Fax: (803) 896-4484
Email: BoardInfo@llr.sc.gov
South Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
500 hours from an approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours biennially.
41. South Dakota
South Dakota Board of Massage Therapy
217 W. Missouri Ave.
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3440
Fax: (605) 773-7175
Email: massagetherapy@state.sd.us
South Dakota Board of Massage Therapy
500 hours.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
8 hours biennially.
42. Tennessee
Tennessee Board of Massage Licensure
665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Ph: (615) 253-2111
Fax: (615) 532-5164
Email: tn.health@tn.gov
Tennessee Board of Massage Licensure
500 hours from a board approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
43. Texas
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Massage Therapy
PO Box 12057
Austin, TX 78711
(800) 803-9202 [in state only]
Ph: (512) 463-6599
Fax: (512) 463-9468
Access TDLR's Online Messaging System
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Massage Therapy
500 hours from a board approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
12 hours biennially.
44. Utah
Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
Board of Massage Therapy
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84145
Ph: (801) 530-6628
Fax: (801) 530-6511
Email: DOPLWeb@utah.gov
Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
600 hours from an approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
None.
45. Virginia
Virginia Board of Nursing
9960 Mayrland Drive, Suite 300
Richmond, Virginia 23233
Phone: (804) 367-4400
Fax: (804) 527-4466
E-mail: nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov
500 hours from an approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
46. Washington
Washington State Department of Health Board of Massage
(application and payment)
Dept. of Health
PO Box 1099
Olympia WA 98507-1099
(additional documents)
Board of Massage
PO Box 47877
Olympia WA 98504-7877
Ph: (360) 236-4700
Email: hsqa.csc@doh.wa.gov
Washington State Department of Health Board of Massage
500 hours from an approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
47. West Virginia
West Virginia Massage Therapy Licensure Board
179 Summers Street, Suite 711
Charleston, WV 25301
Ph: (304) 558-1060
Fax: (304) 558-1061
Email: linda_lyter@frontier.com
500 hours
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially
48. Wisconsin
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
State Board:
Massage Therapy & Bodywork Therapy Affiliated Credentialing Board
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
Ph: (608) 266-2112
Fax: (608) 261-7083
Email: dsps@wisconsin.gov
Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services
600 hours from an approved school.
Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.
24 hours biennially.
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