Regulations may be pending in states that are not listed below. As of May 2007, these states include Indiana and Massachusetts. Please check with the State Department of Regulatory Agencies to ensure you have the most updated and current information.

A copy of current regulations can be obtained from the State Board overseeing the regulation listed below. Copies are generally available at no charge unless otherwise indicated.

Please Read: This listing contains a summarized version of existing state massage regulations. We encourage you to view the state regulations in full for a more detailed understanding. Links to the state websites, when available, are posted with the regulatory bodies listed below.

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Please note: States not listed above currently have no active state-wide regulations. Most unregulated states do regulate massage on a local level. Visit www.municode.com and click on "online codes" to search for local regulations.

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Date = Year established
Requirements = Educational hours and/or exam requirements
Maintenance = Continuing education requirements

ALABAMA (1996)

Board of Massage Therapy 610 S. McDonough St. Montgomery, AL 36104 Tel: 334-269-9990 Fax: 334-263-6115 Email: ALMTBD@aol.com Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 650hrs and NCETMB Maintenance: 16hrs/2yrs

ARIZONA (2004)

ARKANSAS (1951)

State Board of Massage Therapy P.O. Box 20739 Hot Springs, AR 71903 Tel: 501-520-0555 Email: info@arkansasmassagetherapy.com Website Title: Massage Therapist, Master Massage Therapist, Instructor Credential: License Requirement: 500 hrs and State Exam OR 500 hrs and NCETMB or MBLEx

COLORADO (2008) Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: Registration (begins 4/1/09) Requirement: 500 hours & NCE or MBLEx CONNECTICUT(1993)

Department of Public Health & Addiction Services Massage Therapy Licensure 150 Washington Street Hartford, CT 06106 Tel: 860-509-7603 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 in-class hrs & NCETMB

DELAWARE (1993)

Delaware Board of Massage & Bodywork Cannon Building, #203 861 Silver Lake Blvd. Dover, DE 19904 Tel: 302-744-4537 Fax: 302-739-2711 Email: Ashley.stewart@state.de.us Website Title: Massage and Bodywork Therapist/Technician Credential: Licensure/Certification Lic Req: 500 and NCETMB Cert Req: 300 supervised class hrs Maintenance: 24hrs/1yr

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA (1999)

Department of Health Health Professional Licensing Administration Board of Massage Therapy 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20002 Tel: 202-724-4900, 877-374-1157 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hrs and NCETMB Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs

FLORIDA (1943)

Florida Department of Health Medical Quality Assurance Board of Massage Therapy 4052 Bald Cypress Way Bin #C06 Tallahassee, FL 32399 Tel: 850-245-4161 Fax: 850-921-6184 Email: MQA_MassageTherapy@doh.state.fl.us Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs & NCETMB Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs

GEORGIA (2005)

Board Offices Tel: 478-207-2440 Fax: 478-207-1354 Application/Payment Address PO Box 13446 Macon, GA 31208 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hours & NCE or MBLEx Maintenance: 24 hrs/2 yrs

HAWAII (1947)

Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs State Board of Massage P.O. Box 3469 1010 Richards Street Honolulu, HI 96801 Tel: 808-587-3222 Website Copy of laws: $1.25 Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 570 hrs and a written exam administered by the state. Apprenticeship permits available

ILLINOIS (2005)

INDIANA (2007)

Indiana passed a state certification law in 2007 but is not accepting certification applications yet. Click on the website link to find the most up-to-date information. Website Title: Credential: Requirement:

IOWA (1992)

Department of Public Health Massage Therapy Advisory Board Lucas State Office Building, 5th Floor 321 East 12th Street Des Moines, IA 50319-0075 Tel: 515-281-6959 Fax: 515-281-3121 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hours and NCETMB or MBLEx Maintenance: After Aug. 15, 2006, 24 hours/2yrs.

KENTUCKY (2003)

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LOUISIANA (1992)

Louisiana Board of Massage Therapy 12022 Plank Road Baton Rouge, LA 70811 Tel: 225-771-4090 Fax: 225-771-4021 E-mail: admin@lsbmt.org Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hrs - written (NCETMB) and oral exam Maintenance: 12hrs/1yr

MAINE (1991)

Department of Professional & Financial Regulation Division of Licensing & Enforcement Massage Therapist 35 State House Station Augusta, ME 04333 Tel: 207-624-8613 Fax: 207-624-8637 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs or NCETMB

MARYLAND (1998)

Board of Chiropractic Examiners 4201 Patterson Avenue Baltimore, MD 21215-2299 Tel: 410-764-4738 Fax: 410-358-1879 Website Title: Certified Massage Therapist Credential: Certification Requirement: 500hrs, 60 College credit hours and NCETMB Title: Registered Massage Practitioner Credential: Registration Requirement: 500 hrs and NCETMB

MASSACHUSETTS (2006)

Board of Registration of Massage Therapy 239 Causeway Street Boston, MA 02114 Tel: 617-727-1747 Fax: 617-727-0139 Email: michael.a.hawley@state.ma.us Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hrs

MISSISSIPPI (2001)

State Board of Massage P.O. Box 12489 Jackson, MS 39326-2489 Tel: 601-856-6127 Fax: 601-853-0336 Email: director@msbmt.state.ms.us Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 600 in class hrs, 100 hrs supervised clinic and NCETMB

MISSOURI (1998)

Division of Professional Registration Massage Therapy Board P.O. Box 1335 Jefferson City, MO 65102 Tel: 573-522-6277 Fax: 573-751-0735 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs and NCETMB

NEBRASKA (1958)

HHSR&L Credentialing Division Massage Therapy Board PO Box 94986 Lincoln, NE 68509-4986 Tel: 402-471-2115 Fax: 402-471-3577 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 1000hrs and NCETMB Maintenance: 24 hrs/2yrs

NEVADA (2005)

Nevada Board of Massage Therapy 1755 E. Plumb Lane, Suite 252 Reno, NV 89502 Tel: 775-688-1888 nvmassagebd@state.nv.us Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hours, NCETMB Maintenance: 12hr/1yr

NEW HAMPSHIRE (1980)

New Hampshire Dept. of Health & Services Licensing & Regulative Services 129 Pleasant Avenue Concord, NH 03301 Tel: 603-271-5127 Website Title: Massage Practitioner Credential: License Requirement: 750hrs, NCETMB and practical exam Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs

NEW JERSEY (1999)

Board of Nursing 124 Halsey St., 6th Floor Newark, NJ 07102 Tel: 973-504-6430 Fax: 973-648-3481 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: Certification Requirement: 500hrs or NCETMB

NEW MEXICO (1991)

State of New Mexico Massage Therapy Board P.O. Box 25101 Santa Fe, NM 87504 Tel: 505-476-4870 Fax: 505-476-4645 Email: massage.board@state.nm.us You must enclose a stamped, self-addressed, #10 envelope when requesting a copy of regulations. Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 650 hrs and NCETMB or 300hrs education and 350hrs of qualifying experience, jurisprudence exam and NCETMB Maintenance: 16hrs/2yrs

NEW YORK (1967)

State Board of Massage Therapy 89 Washington Ave., Second Floor Albany, NY 12234 Tel: 518-474-3817 ext. 270 Note: Massage category is #27. Email: opunit3@mail.nysed.gov Website Title: Massage Therapist, Masseur or Masseuse Credential: License Requirement: 1000 hrs and exam

NORTH CAROLINA (1999)

Board of Massage & Bodywork Therapy P.O. Box 2539 Raleigh, NC 27602 Tel: 919-546-0050 Fax: 919-833-1059 admin@bmbt.org Website Title: Massage and Bodywork Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hrs at a Board approved school and NCETMB Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs

NORTH DAKOTA (1959)

State Board of Massage Phil J. Reisenauer P.O. Box 701 Dickinson, ND 58601 Tel: 701-872-4895 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 750hrs, NCETMB and practical exams

OHIO (1916)

State Medical Board Massage Licensing Division 77 South High St., 17th Floor Columbus, OH 43266-0315 Tel: 614-466-3934 Fax: 614-728-5946 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 750 hrs with 12 month program, and state exam

OREGON (1971)

Oregon Board of Massage Therapists 748 Hawthorne Ave NE Salem, OR 97301 Tel: 503-365-8657 Fax: 503-385-4465 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs, MBLEx and practical exams Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs Exam approved by the board instead of NCETMB

RHODE ISLAND (1980)

Office of Health Professional Regulation 3 Capitol Hill, Room 104 Providence, RI 02908-5097 Tel: 401-222-2827 Fax: 401-222-1272 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs and NCETMB

SOUTH CAROLINA (1997)

Division of Professional Licensing 110 Center View P.O. Box 11329 Columbia, SC 29210 Tel: 803-896-4490 Fax: 803-896-4484 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs & NCETMB or MBLEx Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs

SOUTH DAKOTA (2005)

South Dakota Massage Therapy Board PO Box 1062 Sioux Falls, SD 57101 Tel: 605-271-7103 sdmtb.msp@midconetwork.com Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hours, NCETMB and CPR Maintenance: 8 hrs/2 yrs Grandfathering Ends: July 1, 2008

TENNESSEE (1995)

Massage Licensure Board Cordell Hull Bldg., First Floor 426 5th Avenue Nashville, TN 37247-1010 Tel: 615-532-3202, 800-778-4123 Fax: 615-532-5164 shared by all health boards, address clearly Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs and NCETMB or MBLEx Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs

TEXAS (1985)

Department of Health Professional Licensing Massage Therapy Program 1100 West 49th Street Austin, TX 78756-3183 Tel: 512-834-6616 Fax: 512-834-6677 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500 hours and an approved exam (MBLEx or NCETM or NCETMB) Maintenance: 12hrs/2yrs

UTAH (1981)

Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing Board of Massage 160 East 300 South Salt Lake City, UT 84145 Tel: 801-530-6628 Fax: 801-530-6511 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 600 hours and NCETMB or MBLEx

VIRGINIA (1996)

Department of Health Professions Board of Nursing 6603 W. Broad St., Fifth Floor Richmond, VA 23230-1717 Tel: 804-662-9909 Fax: 804-662-9943 nursebd@dhpvirginia.gov Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: Certification Requirement: 500hrs and maintain NCETMB certification

WASHINGTON (1976)

Department of Health Massage Program PO Box 47867 Olympia, WA 98504-7868 Tel: 360-236-4700 Fax: 360-664-9077 Email: hpqa.csc@doh.wa.gov Website Title: Massage Practitioner Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs, written and practical NCETMB or MBLEx Maintenance: 16hrs/2yrs

WEST VIRGINIA (1998)

Massage Therapy Licensure Board Peoples Building 179 Summers Street Suite 711 Charleston, WV 25301 Tel: 304-558-1060 or 800-871-7265 Fax: 304-558-1061 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: License Requirement: 500hrs or NCETMB or MBLEx Maintenance: 25hrs/2yrs

WISCONSIN (1999)

Department of Regulation & Licensure 1400 E. Washington Avenue PO Box 8935 Madison, WI 53708 Tel: 608-261-2390 Fax: 608-267-0644 Website Title: Massage Therapist Credential: Certification Requirement: 600hrs and NCETMB

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