Massage Therapy State Licensing Requirements

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Alabama Massage Therapy Licensing Board
P.O. Box 301011
Montgomery, AL 36130-1011

Phone: 334-230-3999
Fax: 334-353-9939
Email: bmtlicensing@amtlb.alabama.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 650 hours and MBLEx or NCBTMB; liability insurance, background check and 2x2” photo
Renewal: 16 hours/2 years

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Alaska Board of Massage Therapists
Juneau office:
PO Box 110806, Juneau, AK 99811-0806
Phone: 907-465-2550
Fax: 907-465-2974
Anchorage office:
550 W Seventh Ave, Suite 1500, Anchorage, AK 99501-3567
Phone: 907-269-8160
Fax: 907-269-8156
Email: 
BoardOfMassageTherapists@Alaska.Gov

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Title: Massage Therapist
Requirement: 625 hours and MBLEx or NCBTMB, background check, fingerprints, CPR training, and BBP courses
Renewal: 16 hours/2 years

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State Board of Massage Therapy
1740 W Adams, Suite 3401
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-8103
Email: info@massageboard.az.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 700 hours, and NCBTMB or MBLEx (unless graduated from AZ USDE-accredited school), background check and fingerprints
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Dept of Health
4815 W Markham Street, Slot #8
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone: 501-683-1448
Fax: 501-682-5640
Email: adh.massage@arkansas.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist, Master Massage Therapist, Instructor
Requirement: 500 hours, pass either the MBLEx or NCBTMB and the Arkansas Massage Therapy Law examinations, background check and fingerprints
Renewal: 18 hours/2 years

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California Massage Therapy Council
1 Capitol Mall #800
Sacramento, CA 95814
 

Phone: 916-669-5336
Fax: 916-669-5337
Email: info@camtc.org

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Voluntary Certification
Title: Certified Massage Therapist
Requirement: Pass a CAMTC-approved competency assessment exam; requirement paused until 2027, background check, fingerprints, and local requirements may apply
Renewal: no CEU requirement/2 years

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Department of Regulatory Agencies
1560 Broadway, Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202  

Phone: 303-894-7800
Fax: 303-894-7764
Email: dora_massagetherapists@state.co.us

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirements: 650 hours, and MBLEX or NCBTMB; liability insurance, background check and fingerprints
Renewal: no CEU requirement/2 years

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Department of Public Health
Massage Therapy Licensure
410 Capitol Ave, MS #12 APP
PO Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
Phone: 860-509-7603
Fax: 860-707-1982 Email: dph.alliedhealth@ct.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 750 hours, and MBLEx or NCBTMB, liability insurance required for practice
Renewal: 24 hours/4 years

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Delaware Board of Massage & Bodywork
Cannon Building #203
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: 302-744-4500
Fax: 302-739-2711
Email: 
customerservice.dpr@delaware.gov

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Title: LMT or CMT
License Requirement: 625 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB
License Renewal: 24 hours/2 years.
Certification Requirement: 300 hours *Initial certifications will no longer be issued after Dec. 31, 2024, background check, fingerprints, and CPR training
Certification Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Board of Massage Therapy
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C06
Tallahassee, FL 32399
Phone: 850-488-0595
Fax: 850-412-2681
Email: info@floridasmassagetherapy.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and NCBTMB or MBLEx, background check, fingerprints, medical error prevention course, HIV/AIDS course, and FL laws & rules course
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Board of Massage Therapy
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: 404-424-9966
Fax: 866-888-1308
Email: PLB-Healthcare2@sos.ga.gov 

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB; liability insurance required prior to licensure, background check and fingerprints
Renewal: 24 hours/2 year

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Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs: Professional & Vocational Licensing Division
State Board of Massage
335 Merchant St.
Honolulu, HI 96813 
Phone: 808-586-3000
Email: massage@dcca.hawaii.gov
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirements: 570 hours and a written exam administered by the state. Apprenticeship permits available. Two of 12 CEU hours in CPR, first aid or other emergency-related training
Renewal: 12 CEU hours/2 years

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Board of Massage Therapy
11341 W. Chinden Blvd.
Boise, ID, 83714

Phone: 208-334-3233
Fax: 208-334-3945
Email: MAS@dopl.idaho.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB

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Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
Chicago Office:
555 West Monroe St., 5th Floor
Chicago, IL 60661

Springfield Office:
320 West Washington St., 3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Email: www.idfpr.com/profs/Email/prfGrp01.asp

Phone: 888-473-4858

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB, background check and fingerprints
Renewal: 25 hours/2 years

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Professional Licensing Agency
Attn: State Board of Massage Therapy
402 W Washington St, Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: 317-232-2960
Fax: 317-233-4236
Email: pla14@pla.in.gov

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Title: Certified Massage Therapist
Requirements: 625 hours, MBLEx or NCBTMB; liability insurance, background check and fingerprints
Renewal: 24 Hours/4 Years

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Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
6200 Park Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50321 
Phone: 515-281-6959
Fax: 515-281-3121
Email: PLPublic@idph.iowa.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours, and MBLEx or NCBTMB, CPR training
Renewal: 16 CEU hours/2 years

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Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy
PO Box 1360
Frankfort, KY 40602
Phone: 502-782-8808
Fax: 502-564-4818
Email: mt@ky.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours, and NCBTMB or MBLEx, background check, and 2x2” photo
Renewal: 12 CEU hours/2 years

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Board of Massage Therapy
9619 Interline Ave
Suite B
Baton Rouge, LA 70809

Phone: 225-756-3488
Fax: 225-925-7834
Email: info@labmt.org 

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 625 hours, and MBLEx, background check, 2"x2" photo
Renewal: 12 hours/1 year

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Dept of Professional & Financial Regulation
Massage Therapy Licensure
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: 207-624-8624
Fax: 207-624-8637
Email: massage.therapy@maine.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours, or MBLEx or NCBTMB (passage of exam is an alternative to education), background check and CPR training
Renewal: no CEU requirement/1 year

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Board of Massage Therapy Examiners
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215-2299
Phone:  410-846-6204​
Fax: 410-358-1879
Email: mdh.bcmte@maryland.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist or Registered Massage Practitioner
Licensed Massage Therapist: 750 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB
Registered Massage Practitioner: 600 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB
Additional Reqs: Background check, jurisprudence exam, CPR training, and 2x2” photo
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
One Federal Street
Suite 600
Boston, MA 02110-2012
Phone: 617-701-8652
Fax: 617-727-9932
Email: Massagetherapy@mass.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirements: 650 hours Liability insurance required, two letters of reference and 2x2” photo
Renewal: No Ce Requirement

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Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
611 W Ottawa
PO Box 30670
Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: 517-241-0199
Fax: 517-241-9416
Email: bplhelp@michigan.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: If enrolled prior to 8/1/17, 500 hours and MBLEx, NCETMB, or NCETM. If enrolled after 8/1/17, 625 hours and MBLEx, NCETMB, or NCETM, background check and fingerprints
Renewal: 18 hours/3 years

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There is no state regulation. Contact your City Clerk to find local requirements.

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State Board of Massage Therapy
353 S Fourth Street
PO Box 20
Morton, MS 39117
Phone: 601-732-6038
Fax: 601-732-6447
Email: director@msbmt.state.ms.us

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours and passing the Mississippi State Licensing Exam and either the MBLEx or NCBTMB, background check, fingerprints, state exam, CPR/first aid training, familiarity with American Disabilities Act, and communicable diseases course
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years (12 hours each year)

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Board of Therapeutic Massage
Massage Therapy Board
3605 MO Blvd.
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone: 573-522-6277
Fax: 573-751-0735
Email: massagether@pr.mo.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirements: 625 hours (by emergency rule, effective until February 27, 2025), and MBLEx or NCETMB; liability insurance, background check, 2 sets of fingerprints, and state exam
Renewal: 12 hours/2 years

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Board of Massage Therapy
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Phone: 406-444-6880
Fax: 406-841-2305
Email: Email: dlibsdhelp@mt.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours, and MBLEx or NCBTMB
Renewal: Annual license renewal. 12 CEU hours must be completed every even-numbered renewal year, renewals are annual but CEUs are due on even number years

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Dept of Health & Human Services: Massage Therapy
Licensure Unit
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509-4986
Phone: 402-471-2117
Fax: 402-742-1106
Email: DHHS.Licensure2117@nebraska.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 1000 hours, and NCBTMB or MBLEx, background check
Renewal: 16 hours/2 years

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State Board of Massage Therapy
1755 E Plumb Lane, Suite 252
Reno, NV 89502 
Phone: 775-687-9955
Fax: 775-786-4264
Email: nvmassagebd@lmt.nv.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 625 hours MBLEX, NCETM, NCETMB, CESI, ITEC, ARCB, IIR, or NCBTMB-R, fingerprint background check and 2x2” photo
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years (12 hours each year)

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Office of Professional Licensure & Certification: Massage Therapists Advisory Board
7 Eagle Square
Concord, NH 03301
Phone: 603-271-2152
Email:OPLCLicensing6@oplc.nh.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Practitioner
Requirement: 750 hours, MBLEx, CPR/first aid training
Renewal: 12 hours/2 years

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Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
PO Box 45048
Newark, NJ 07101
Phone: 973-504-6520
Email: MassageTherapy@dca.njoag.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist or Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB; liability insurance required prior to licensure, background check and CPR/first aid/AED training
Renewal: 20 hours/2 years

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New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department: Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 25101
Santa Fe, NM 87504
Phone: 505-476-4622
Fax: 505-476-4665
Email: massage.board@rld.nm.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 650 hours and NCBTMB or MBLEx, jurisprudence exam and CPR/first aid training
Renewal: 16 hours/2 years

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New York State Education Department: Massage Therapy
89 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12234-1000
Phone: 518-474-3817, Press 1, then ext. 570
Fax: 518-474-1449
Online contact form

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 1000 hours and state exam, CPR training
Renewal: 36 hours/3 years

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Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy
4140 Parklake Ave, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC 27612
Phone: 919-546-0050
Email: Email: info@bmbt.org

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Title: Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist
Requirement: 650 hours and MBLEx, NCBTMB, background check, fingerprints, and 2x2” photo
Renewal: 24 hours/2years or 12 hours/2 years if licensed more than 1 year but less than 2 years

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Board of Massage Therapy
PO Box 3141
Bismarck, ND 58502-3141
Phone: 701-712-8624
Email: ndbmt@aptnd.com

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 750 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB, fingerprint background check, jurisprudence exam, 2x2” photo
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years for those practicing up to 14 years; 6 hours/2 years for those practicing 15-24 years; 3 hours/2 years for those practicing over 24 years.

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State Medical Board
Massage Licensing Division
30 East Broad Street, 3rd Floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6127
Phone: 614-466-3934
Email:contact@med.ohio.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours and passing the MBLEx, background check

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State Board of Cosmetology and Barbering
2401 NW 23rd Street, Suite 74
Shepherd Center
Main Entrance E
Oklahoma City, OK 73107
Phone: 405-521-2441
Fax: 405-521-2440

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirements: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB; liability insurance required prior to licensure, background check
Renewal: 5 CEU hours/1 or 10 CEU hours/2 based on current license

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State Board of Massage Therapists
610 Hawthorne Ave SE, Suite 220
Salem, OR 97301
Phone: 503-365-8657
Fax: 503-385-4465
Email:obmt.info@state.or.us

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 625 hours, and MBLEx or NCBTMB, background check, fingerprints, jurisprudence exam, 2x2” photo, and 3 references 
Renewal: 25 hours/2 years

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State Board of Massage Therapy
PO Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Phone: 717-783-7155
Fax: 717-787-7769
Email: ra-massagetherapy@pa.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours and passing the MBLEx, background check and CPR training
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Department of Health: Massage Therapy
3 Capitol Hill, Room 105
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: 401-222-5960
Email:doh.elicense@health.ri.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 800 hours and passing the MBLEx, background check and CPR training
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Board of Massage Therapy
110 Center View
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: 803-896-4588
Fax: 803-896-4484
Email:contact.massage@llr.sc.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 650 hours and passing the MBLEx, 2x2” photo
Renewal: 12/2years, but must complete 6 every year

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Board of Massage Therapy
1601 N Harrison Ave Ste. 6
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone:  605-295-8590
E-mail: Kate.Boyd@state.sd.us

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirements: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB; liability insurance required prior to licensure, AED/CPR/first aid training and jurisprudence exam (2 hours of CPR CE per renewal cycle)
Renewal: 8 hours/2 years

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Health Professionals Board
665 Mainstream Drive, 2nd Floor
Nashville, TN 37243
Phone: 615-253-2111
Fax: 615-532-5164
Email: Unit2HRB.Health@ tn.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 650 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB, background check, 2" x 2" photo, two letters of recommendation
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation: Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 12157
Austin, Texas 78711
Phone: 512-463-6599
Email: advisory.boards@tdlr.texas.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx or state exam, background check, fingerprints, jurisprudence exam (not required if you take the state exam), and CPR training
Renewal: 12 hours/2 years

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Division of Professional Licensing: Massage Therapy
Board of Massage
P.O. Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT, 84114-6741

Phone: 801-530-6628
Email: b9@utah.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: (600 education hours or 1,000 supervised apprenticeship hours, passing the MBLEX, fingerprints)
Renewal: no CEU requirement/2 years

Title: Massage Assistant 
Requirement: (300 hours, passing the Utah Massage Assistant exam, fingerprints)

Title: Massage Assistant-in-training 
Requirement: (150 hours under direct supervision, fingerprints)

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Office of Professional Regulation
Massage Therapists, Bodyworkers and Touch Professionals
89 Main Street 
Montpelier, VT 05602
Phone: 802-828-1505
Fax: 802-828-2465

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Title: Registered Massage Therapist, Registered Bodyworker, or Registered Touch Professional
Requirement: Submit an application form and Fee

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Department of Health Professions
Virginia Board of Nursing
9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300
Henrico, Virginia 23233-1463
Phone: 804-367-4614
Fax: 804-527-4455
Email: massagetherapy@dhp.virginia.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and MBLEx, background check and fingerprints
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Dept of Health: Massage Therapist
PO Box 47877
Olympia, WA 98504-7877
Phone: 360-236-4700
Fax: 360-236-4818
Email: hsqa.csc@doh.wa.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 625 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB, background check, jurisprudence exam, and CPR/first aid training
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Massage Therapy Licensure Board
Peoples Building
179 Summers Street, Suite 711
Charleston, WV 25301
Phone: 304-558-1060
Fax: 304-558-1061
Email: linda_lyter@frontier.com

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and MBLEx or NCBTMB
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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Dept of Safety & Professional Services:
Massage Therapist or Bodywork Therapist
4822 Madison Yards Way
Madison, WI 53705
Phone: 304-588-1061
Fax: 608-251-3036
Email: dsps@wisconsin.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirements: 600 hours and passing the MBLEx, NCBTMB, or NCCAOM; liability insurance required prior to licensure, AED/CPR/first aid training and jurisprudence exam
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years

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There is no state regulation. Contact your City Clerk to find local requirements.

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Department of Health
Health Regulation and Licensing Administration
Board of Massage Therapy
2201 Shannon Place SE
Washington, DC, 20020
 

Phone: 877-672-2174 
Email: dcbomt@dc.gov

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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx, NCBTMB, or NCCA, background check and CPR/first aid training
Renewal: 14 CEU hours/2 years

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Puerto Rico Board of Examiners of Massage Therapists
Junta Examinadora de Especialistas en Belleza
Centro Médico Norte
Calle Periferial Interior
Bo. Monacillos Río Piedras, PR
Phone: 787-765-2929
Email: contactus@salud.pr.gov

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click on: Juntas Examinadoras Adscritas al Departamento


Title Massage Therapist
Requirements: 1,000 hours and passing the MBLEx; liability insurance required prior to licensure, background check, CPR training, and health certificate
Renewal: License renewal due every three years

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Virgin Islands Department of Health
St. Croix Office
Charles Harwood Complex
3500 Est. Richmond
Christiansted, VI 00820
Phone: St. Croix Office
340-718-1311
St. Thomas Office
340-774-9000
St. John Office
340-776-6400

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Title Massage Therapist
Requirements: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB certification, 3 hours in HIV/STD/AIDS training program
Renewal: 10 Hours/1 Year

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