Proposed rules have been written by the Illinois Massage Licensing Board to clarify
continuing education requirements.
The first license renewal for all massage therapists is December 31, 2006. Massage
therapists will not be required to comply with the continuing education requirement until
the 2008 renewal.
Beginning in 2008, therapists will be required to demonstrate completion of 24 hours of
continuing education, including two hours addressing the subject of ethics. Therapists
are encouraged to save any receipts or certificates of attendance received when completing
a class and be prepared to submit them with the license renewal form.
Currently, approved Continuing Education Sponsors and Programs include: any approved
massage therapy program or accredited school, college, university or State agency and
entities approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and
Bodywork (NCBTMB). The Illinois Massage Licensing Board will be accepting applications
from continuing education class providers and this list will expand.
The renewal fee will be $175.
For a complete copy of the proposed rules go to:
http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/who/ARpropsd/032906ProposedMassageTherapyRules.pdf