Massage Therapy State Boards and Licensure
Massage Therapy State Board and Canadian Province Massage Regulation and Contact Info
In order to gain a license to practice massage therapy, practitioners in most U.S. states must earn a passing grade on the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx).
In the U.S., this test is now the sole licensing exam for the profession.
Other licensing requirements, such as number of hours of training, vary from state to state and province to province.
Before you choose a massage therapy school, look into the requirements in your area to ensure your education fully prepares you to earn licensing.
U.S. massage therapy state board contacts and licensing requirements appear alphabetically below. Canadian information follows. At this time, the states of Alaska (except for the city of Valdez), Kansas, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Vermont and Wyoming have no state regulations governing the massage profession. Regulations have passed but have not yet been implemented in Idaho and Michigan.
Massage Therapy State Board Contacts and Requirements
Alabama Massage Therapy Board
2777 Zelda Road
Montgomery, AL 36106
(334) 420-7233
Web: www.almtbd.state.al.us
Requirements
Education: 650 hours from accredited massage therapy school
CEU: 16 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Arizona State Board of Massage Therapy
1400 W. Washington, Suite 230
Phoenix, AZ 85007
(602) 542-8604
Web: www.massageboard.az.gov
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from Board recognized school
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Arkansas State Board of Massage Therapy
101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite 206
P.O. Box 2019
Little Rock, AR
(501) 683-1448
Web: www.arkansasmassagetherapy.com
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 18 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
California Massage Therapy Council
One Capitol Mall
Suite 230
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 669-5336
Web: www.camtc.org/
Requirements
Exam: Exam: MBLEx
Colorado Office of Massage Therapist Registration
1560 Broadway
Suite 1350
Denver, CO 80202
(303)894-7800
Web: www.dora.state.co.us/massage-therapists/licensure.htm
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from an accredited massage therapy school
CEU: none
Exam: MBLEx
Connecticut Massage Therapy Licensure
Department of Public Health
410 Capitol Ave.
MS#12 APP
P.O. Box 340308
Hartford, CT 06134
(860) 509-8000
Web: www.ct.gov/dph/cwp
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 24 hours every four years
Exam: MBLEx
Delaware Board of Massage and Bodywork
Cannon Building
861 Silver Lake Blvd., Suite #203
Dover, DE 19904
(302) 744-4500
Web: www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/massagebodyworks/
Requirements
Education: 500 hours to be a Licensed Massage Therapist (LMT) & exam
300 hours to be a Certified Massage Technician
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
District of Columbia Board of Massage Therapy
Department of Health
899 North Capitol Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 442-5955
Web: doh.dc.gov/node/146342
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 12 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Florida Board of Massage Therapy
Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way
Tallahassee, FL 32399
(850) 488-0595
Web: floridasmassagetherapy.gov
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 1 hour for each month since initial license
Exam: MBLEx
Georgia Board of Massage Therapy
237 Coliseum Dr.
Macon, GA 31217-3858
(478) 207-2440
Web: sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/33
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Hawaii State Board of Massage Therapy
DCCA-PVL
P.O. Box 3469
Honolulu, HI 96801
(808) 586-2694
Web: hawaii.gov/dcca/pvl/boards/massage/
Requirements
Education: 570 hours
CEU: None
Exam: MBLEx
Idaho Board of Massage Therapy
700 West State St.
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Web: http://www.ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=MAS
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 6 hours
Exam: MBLEx
Illinois Department of Financial & Professional Regulation
Division of Professional Regulation – Massage Therapist
320 W. Washington St.
Springfield, IL 62786
(217) 785-0820
Web: www.idfpr.com/profs/MassageTherapy.asp
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Indiana State Board of Massage Therapy
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency
402 W. Washington St., Room W072
Indianapolis, IN 46204
(317) 234-2051
Web: in.gov/pla/massage.htm
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: None
Exam: MBLEx
Iowa Board of Massage Therapy Examiners
Department of Public Health
Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor
321 E. 12th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319-0075
(515) 281-6959
Web: idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Massage-Therapy
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Kentucky Board of Licensure for Massage Therapy
Division of Occupations & Professions
911 Leawood Dr.
Frankfort, KY 40601
(502) 564-3296
Web: bmt.ky.gov
Requirements
Education: 600 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy
2645 O’Neal Lane
Bldg. C, Ste. E
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
(225) 756-3488
Web: www.labmt.org
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from accredited school
CEU: 12 hours annually
Exam: MBLEx
Maine Massage Therapy
Department of Professional and Financial Regulation,
Office of Licensing & Registration
35 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 624-8613
Web: www.state.me.us
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: none
Exam: MBLEx
Maryland Massage Therapy Advisory Committee
Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
201 W. Preston St.
Baltimore, MD 21201
(410) 767-6500
Web: dhmh.maryland.gov/chiropractic/Pages/index.aspx
Requirements
Education: 500 hours (560 for a Certified Massage Therapist)
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
(617) 727-1747
Web: www.mass.gov
Requirements
Education: 650 hours
Exam: MBLEx
Michigan Board of Massage Therapy
Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
P.O. Box 306070
Lansing, MI 48909
(517) 335-0918
Web: http://www.michigan.gov/lara/0,4601,7-154-35299_63294_27529_53660—,00.html
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 18 hours every three years
Exam: MBLEx
Mississippi Board of Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 20
Morton, MS 39117
(601) 732-6038
Web: www.msbmt.state.ms.us
Requirements
Education: 700 hours classroom
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Missouri State Board of Therapeutic Massage
Division of Professional Registration
3605 Missouri Blvd.
P.O. Box 1335
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 522-6277
Web: pr.mo.gov/massage.asp
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from a Board approved school
CEU: 12 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Montana State Board of Massage Therapy
Montana Department of Labor & Industries
P.O. Box 1728
Helena, MT 59624-1728
(406) 444-2840
Web: bsd.dli.mt.gov/
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from an accredited school
Exam: MBLEx
Nebraska Massage Therapy Board
Health and Human Services Regulation & Licensing – Credentialing Division
P.O. Box 94986
Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
(402) 471-2115
Web: dhhs.ne.gov
Requirements
Education: 1000 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Nevada Board of Massage Therapists
Board of Massage Therapists
1755 E. Plumb Lane, Suite 252
Reno, NV 89502
(775) 687-9955
Web: massagetherapy.nv.gov
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 12 hours every year
Exam: MBLEx
New Hampshire Department of Health & Services
Board of Massage Therapy
129 Pleasant Ave.
Concord, NH 03301
(603) 271-4814
Web: www.dhhs.nh.gov
Requirements
Education: 750 hours
CEU: 12 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
New Jersey Board of Nursing
124 Halsey Street
6th Floor
Newark, NJ 07102
(973) 504-6430
Web: http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/mbt/
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 20 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
New Mexico Massage Therapy Board
Toney Anaya Building
2550 Cerillos Road
Santa Fe, NM 87505
(505) 476-4500
Web: www.rld.state.nm.us/boards/massage_therapy.aspx
Requirements
Education: 650 hours
CEU: 16 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
New York State Board of Massage Therapy
89 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3817 ext. 150
Web: http://www.op.nysed.gov/prof/mt/
Requirements
Education: 1,000 hours
CEU: 36 hours every three years
Exam: MBLEx
North Carolina Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy
P.O. Box 2539
Raleigh, NC 27602
(919) 546-0050
Web: www.bmbt.org
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from a Board approved school
CEU: 25 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
North Dakota State Board of Massage
P.O. Box 218
Beach, ND
(701) 872-4895
Web: www.ndboardofmassage.com/
Requirements
Hours: 750 supervised hours
CEU: Must be taken from an approved list of classes
Exam: MBLEx
Ohio State Medical Board
Massage Licensing Division
30 E. Broad St., 3rd floor
Columbus, OH 43215-6127
(614) 466-3934
Web: http://www.med.ohio.gov
Requirements
Education: 750 hours
CEU: none
Exam: MBLEx
Oregon Board of Massage Therapists
748 Hawthorne Ave. NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 365-8657
Web: cms.oregon.gov
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 25 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Pennsylvania State Board of Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
(717) 783-7155
Web: http://www.dos.pa.gov/ProfessionalLicensing/BoardsCommissions/MassageTherapy/Pages/default.aspx
Requirements
Education: 600 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Rhode Island Office of Health
Professional Regulation
3 Capitol Hill, Room 104
Providence, RI 02908-5097
(401) 222-2827
Web: www.health.ri.gov
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: none
Exam: MBLEx
South Carolina Board of Massage Therapy
Division of Professional Licensing
110 Centerview Dr.
P.O. Box 11329
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 896-4300
Web: www.llr.state.sc.us
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from an approved school
CEU: 12 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
South Dakota Board of Massage Therapy
P.O. Box 1062
Sioux Falls, SD 57101
(605) 271-4103
Web: doh.sd.gov/boards/massage/
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 8 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Tennessee Massage Licensure Board
Cordell Hull Building, 1st Floor
227 French Landing, Suite 300
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 532-3202
Web: health.state.tn.us/boards/massage
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 25 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Texas Department of State Health
Massage Therapy Licensing Program
Mail Code 1982
P.O. Box 149347
Austin, TX 78714-9347
Tel: (512) 834-6616
Web: www.dshs.state.tx.us/massage
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 12 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Utah Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
Board of Massage
160 East 300 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84145
(801) 530-6628
Web: www.dopl.utah.gov
Requirements
Education: 600 hours from Board approved school
CEU: none
Exam: MBLEx
Virginia Board of Nursing
Department of Health Professions
6603 W. Broad St.
5th floor
Richmond, VA 23230
(804) 367-4403
Web: www.dhp.virginia.gov
Requirements
Education: 500 hours from a Board approved school
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Washington State Department of Health
Massage Therapy Program
P.O. Box 47865
Olympia, WA 98504-7868
(360) 236-4700
Web: www.doh.wa.gov
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
West Virginia Massage Therapy Licensure Board
Peoples Building
179 Summers St.
Suite 711
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 558-1060
Web: www.wvmassage.org
Requirements
Education: 500 hours
CEU: 24 hours every two years
Exam: MBLEx
Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing
Massage Therapy Board
1400 E. Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53708
(608) 261-2390
Web: drl.wi.gov
Requirements
Education: 600 hours
CEU: none
Exam: MBLEx
Massage Therapy Boards in Canada
The provinces in Canada that regulate massage are Ontario (2,200 hours), BC (3,000 hours), Newfoundland (2,200 hours) and Labrador (2,200 hours). For more information use the following Canadian contacts:
Massage Therapist Association of Alberta
#2
7429 – 49 Ave.
Red Deer, AB T4P 1N2
(403) 340-1913
College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia
#304 – 1212 W. Broadway
Vancouver, BC V6H 3V1
(604) 736-3404
Massage Therapy Association of Manitoba
304-428 Portage Ave.
Winnipeg, R3C 0E2
(204) 927-7979
New Brunswick Massotherapy Association
P.O. Box 353
Station A
Fredericton, NB E3B 4Z9
(866) 923-6262
Newfoundland and Labrador Massage Therapists’ Association
P.O. Box 23212, Churchill Square
St. John’s, NL A1B 4J9
(709) 726-4006
Massage Therapists’ Association of Nova Scotia
P.O. Box 9410, Station A
6009 Quinpool Road
Halifax, NS B3K 5S3
(902) 429-2190
Registered Massage Therapists’ Association of Ontario
2943B Bloor St. West
Etobicoke, Ontario M8X 1B3
(416) 979-2010
Prince Edward Island Massage Therapy Association
P.O. Box 1882
Charlottetown, PEI C1A 7N5
(866) 566-1955
Massage Therapist Association of Saskatchewan
#16-1724 Quebec Ave.
Saskatoon, SK S7K 1V9
(306) 384-7077
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