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South Dakota

Board of Massage Therapy
217 W Missouri Ave
Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: 605-773-3440
Fax: 605-773-7175
E-mail: massagetherapy@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

South Dakota Will Allow Late Reinstatement of License
05/19/2011

SB 151 was signed into law by Governor Daugaard on March 28, 2011. The law will allow any person who qualified for licensure through the grandfathering provision and allowed the license to lapse to be issued a license by complying with continuing education requirements and submitting a form provided by the board before June 30, 2012.

South Dakota
03/09/2007

Governor Rounds signed senate Bill 70 into law on March 2, 2007. The law amends the Massage Therapy Practice Act, which was enacted in 2005.

The law changes 3 key issues: