Massage Therapy Licensing Requirements By State

There are 39 states plus the District of Columbia that have some massage therapy licensing requirements.

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Indiana Now Requires Massage Therapy Certification 
Indiana now requires massage therapy certification. Indiana is now requiring 500 hours of school. I noticed it's not on the list, so I thought I'd let ...

Pennsylvania Massage Therapy 
Pennsylvania massage therapy may soon be state regulated. House bill 2499 passed the state house of representatives 193-5 two weeks ago and is now in the ...

Colorado Regulates Massage Therapy 
The big news story that you have not hit on yet is that Colorado regulates massage therapy effective July 1, 2008. They are the 39th state to do so and ...

California Massage Therapy News 
California massage therapy news is that the state may start regulating massage therapy instead of the cities. It seems there are a lot of prostitution ...

Florida Massage Therapy News 
The big Florida massage therapy news is that the Florida State Massage Therapy Association convention is going to be in Boca Raton from July 3-5, 2008 ...

Colorado Massage Therapy News 
The latest Colorado massage therapy news is that in May of 2008 a bill for state registration of massage therapists has passed the state legislature and ...

The states not listed do not currently require a license to practice massage therapy.

This list may not be current when you read it so check with your state health department online or by phone for the most current information. This list was posted on 9/1/06 and updated July 2008.

Alabama requires 650 hours of school and NCETMB certification.

Alaska does not have licensing requirements. There are massage therapy schools in Alaska, just no massage therapy licensing board.

Arizona requires 500 hours of school and NCETMB certification.

Arkansas requires 500 hours of school.

California state does not have licensing requirements, but some of the cities in California do have licensing requirements. So in this state, you will need to check with the city health department to see what requirements, if any, you will have to meet.

Colorado requires 500 hours of school effective July 1, 2008. Prior to this, Colorado state did not have massage therapy licensing requirements, but some of the cities in Colorado did. So in this state, you will need to check with the city health department to see what requirements, if any, you will have to meet. As of July 1, 2008, Colorado now has massage therapy regulations.

Connecticut requires 500 hours of school.

Delaware requires 500 hours of school.

District of Columbia requires 500 hours of school.

Florida requires 500 hours of school.

Hawaii requires 570 hours of school.

Illinois requires 500 hours of school.

Indiana requires 500 hours of school.

Iowa requires 500 hours of school.

Louisiana requires 500 hours of school.

Maine requires 500 hours of school.

Maryland requires 500 hours of school.

Mississippi requires 700 hours of school.

Missouri requires 500 hours of school.

Nebraska requires 1000 hours of school.

New Hampshire requires 750 hours of school.

New Jersey requires 500 hours of school.

New Mexico requires 650 hours of school.

New York requires 1000 hours of school.

North Carolina requires 500 hours of school.

North Dakota requires 750 hours of school.

Ohio requires 600 hours of school.

Oregon requires 500 hours of school.

Pennsylvania has pending legislation as of June 2008.

Rhode Island requires 500 hours of school.

South Carolina requires 500 hours of school.

Tennessee requires 500 hours of school.

Texas requires 500 hours of school as of September 2007. Prior to this, it was 300 hours of school. Those massage therapists who were already licensed were grandfathered into the new requirements.

Utah requires 1000 hours of school or apprenticeship.

Virginia requires 500 hours of school.

Washington requires 500 hours of school.

West Virginia requires 500 hours of school.

Wisconsin requires 600 hours of school.