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State |
Title |
Educa tion Hours |
Written or Practi cal Exam |
Type of Creden tial |
Renew al Fee |
National Certification Exam Used |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arkansas 501-682-9170 |
Massage therapist |
500 |
Both |
License |
$30/yr. |
No |
|
Connecticut 203-566-1284 |
Massage therapist |
500 |
Written (NCETMB) |
License |
$100/yr. |
Yes |
|
Delaware 302-739-4522, Ext. 205 |
Massage/Bodywork: Practitioner & Certified Instructor |
500 or 300 plus 2 yrs. experience |
n/a |
Certification required |
$155.40 biannually |
No |
|
Florida 904-488-6021 |
Massage therapist |
500 |
Written |
License |
$100 every 2 yrs. |
Yes, for written part |
|
Hawaii 808-586-3000 |
Massage therapist, Massage apprentice |
570 |
Written |
License, Massage appren tice permit |
$120/ 2 yrs. |
No |
|
Iowa 515-281-4422 |
Massage therapist |
500 (graduation required) |
Written |
License |
$100 every 2 yrs. |
Yes |
|
Louisiana 504-885-0435 |
Massage therapist |
500 |
Written and oral |
License |
$50/yr. |
Yes |
|
Maine 207-582-8723 |
**Massage therapist, *Massage practitioner |
** Pass NCETMB or graduate from massage school, * None |
Written |
**Certi fication; *Registration |
$100/yr. |
Yes |
|
Nebraska 402-471-2115 |
Massage therapist |
1,000 |
Both |
License |
$302 every 2 yrs. |
Yes, for written part |
|
New Hampshire 603-271-4592 |
Massage practitioner |
750 |
Written |
License |
$50 every 2 yrs. |
Yes, for written part |
|
New Mexico 505-827-7013 |
Massage therapist |
650 in NM or 300 + 350 in qualifying experience |
National certifica tion + jurisprudence exam -Written |
License |
$100 biannually |
Yes |
|
New York 518-474-3817 (info.), 518-474-3866 (practice issues) |
Massage therapist / Masseur / Masseuse (any one of the 3) |
605 |
Written |
License and registration |
$50 every three yrs. |
No |
|
North Dakota 701-237-4036 |
Certified massage therapist |
500 |
Both |
Certificate of registration |
$30/yr. |
No |
|
Ohio 614-466-3934 |
Massage therapist |
600 |
Written |
License |
$25 every 2 yrs. |
No |
|
Oregon 503-731-4064 |
Licensed massage technician |
330 |
Both |
License |
$100 every 2 yrs. |
No |
|
Rhode Island 401-277-2827 |
Massage therapist |
500 |
Written |
License |
$25 every yr. |
Yes |
|
Texas 512-834-6616 |
Massage therapist |
250 + 50 Internship |
Both |
Registration |
$40 every yr. |
No |
|
Utah 801-530-6628 |
Massage technician |
600 hours or apprentice for 1,000 hours over a minimum of 12 mos. |
Written |
License |
$50 every 2 yrs. |
Yes |
|
Washington 206-753-3199 |
Massage practitioner |
500 |
Written |
License |
$65/yr. |
Yes |
Educational requirements in state massage / reflexology laws
Educational requirements in
state massage / reflexology laws 1. Arkansas Educational
requirements: "Has completed a course of
study at a board approved massage school or completed an
apprenticeship program in standards adopted by the board."
Curriculum consisting of not less than 500 hours of
in-classroom instruction over a term of not less than 4
months consisting of the following topics: (1) 100 hours of
physiology (2) 100 hours of
anatomy (3) 200 hours of
technique (4) 25 hours of
hydrotherapy-electrotherapy-hilotherapy-reflexology (5) 25 hours of hygiene and
practical demonstration (6) 25 hours of health service
management (7) 25 hours of various related
subjects as determined by the Board. Schools
requirements: (1) Certificate of registration
from Board (2) Application and inspection
forms completed, and approved with registration fee
paid (3) Inspection of school
premises (4) Curriculum consisting of
the above described. 2. Connecticut Educational
Requirements: "(1) has successfully completed
a course of study of not less than 500 classroom hours, with
the instructor present, at a school of massage therapy which
is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education and which is approved
at the time of the applicant's graduation, a curriculum
which was approved by the American Massage Therapy
Association. (2) has passed an examination
prescribed by the department." 3. Delaware Educational
requirements: 500 hours or 300 plus 2 years
of practice 4. Florida (Proposed reflexology law:
"Complete a course of study (in reflexology) of a minimum of
200 hours, as prescribed by the rule of the Board, at a
Board-approved reflexology or massage
school.") Educational requirements: 500
hours of massage education 5. Hawaii Educational
requirements: 570 education hours results in
granting of massage apprentice certificate, license granted
after 6 months of massage apprentice. 6. Iowa Educational requirements:
"Completion of a curriculum (graduation) of massage
education at a state licensed or accredited school approved
by the department which requires for admission a diploma
from an accredited high school or the equivalent and
requires completion of at least five hundred hours of
supervised instruction. However, education al requirements
under this paragraph are subject to reduction by the
department if, after public notice and hearing, the
departments determines that the welfare of the public may be
protected with fewer hours of education." Schools requirements: state
licensed or accredited CEU requirements: "12 hours per
annually regarding subjects concerning massage and related
techniques or the health and safety of the public
..." 7. Louisiana Educational
requirements: "Has satisfactorily completed
massage therapy studies in a minimum 500-hour supervised
course of study. The course of instruction may be provided
by a massage therapy school licensed by the state Department
of Education. The minimum five hundred hours shall consist
of 325 hours dedicated to the
study of basic massage therapy techniques and clinical
practicum-related modalities 125 hours dedicated to the
study of anatomy and physiology 50 additional hours of
discretionary related course work including but not limited
to hydrotherapy, business practices and professional ethics,
health and hygiene, and CPR and first aid." Schools requirements: Licensed
by state Department of Education 8. Maine Educational
requirements: Massage practitioner:
none Massage therapist: graduation
from a massage school or pass NCETMB test 9. Nebraska Educational
requirements: Proof of graduation from a
state-approved massage school and pass an
examination. School
requirements: "An approved massage therapy
school shall be (i) one which is approved by the department
upon the recommendation of the Board of Examiners in Massage
Therapy, (ii) one which requires for admission a diploma
from an accredited high school or its equivalent, (iii) one
which has attached to its staff a regularly licensed
physician and employs one or more competent massage
therapists as instructors, and (iv) one which has a minimum
requirement of a continuous course of study and training of
not less that one thousand hours distributed over a term of
not less than nine months. Such study and training shall
consist of: 100 hours of each of the
following: Physiology, anatomy, massage, pathology,
hydrotherapy, hygiene and practical demonstration; and
health service management. The remaining three hundred hours
shall be obtained in subject areas related to the clinical
practice of massage therapy." 10. New
Hampshire Educational
requirements: 750 hours 11. New Mexico Educational
requirements: Completion of a training
program approved by the Board and registered with the
commission on higher education, that program being at lest
650 hours in length or 300 hours with documentation of up to
350 hours of alternative qualifying experience including but
not limited to professional massage therapy experience,
apprenticeship training in massage therapy, clinical or
internship training and prior experience in a health career
to be approved buy the board. At a minimum approved massage
therapy schools shall provide instruction in anatomy,
physiology, massage therapy, business, hydrotherapy, first
aid, CPR and professional ethics. Schools requirements: training
program approved by the board and registered with the
commission on higher education 12. New York Educational
requirements: "Graduation from a school or
institute of massage with a program registered by the
department, or its substantial equivalent in both subject
area and extent of training, provided that the program in
such a school or institute shall consist of classroom
instruction of a total of not less than 500 hours in
subjects satisfactory to the department." 13. North Dakota Educational requirements
(Reflexology law): "Present a diploma,
certification or completion credential issued by a reputable
school of reflexology which has submitted its curriculum to
the board and has been approved by the board. ... Passes a
reasonable demonstrative and written examination in
reflexology." Educational requirements
(Massage law) "Present a diploma,
certification or completion credential issued by a school of
massage approved by the American massage therapy association
or shows that the applicant is an active member of the
American massage therapy association. ... Passes a
reasonable demonstrative, oral, and written examination
conducted by the board in the art of body massage by hand or
with any mechanical or vibratory apparatus for the purpose
of body massaging, reducing or contouring, the use of oil
rubs, salt glow, hot and cold packs, tub, shower, heat lamps
and similar baths." CEU requirement: 18 hours per
year 14. Ohio Educational
requirements: 600 hours, Present a diploma or
certificate from a school, college, or institution in good
standing as determined by the Board, showing completion of
the required courses of instruction as a condition to
admission to the required examination. School requirements: "The State
Board shall determine the standing of the schools, colleges,
or institutions giving instructions in limited branches of
medicine or surgery (massage)." 15. Oregon Educational
requirements: "Shall have furnished the board
with educational certificates or transcripts required by law
or rule of the board including the subjects listed in
paragraph (d) of this subsection. (d) Shall have complete a
minimum of 330 contact hours of certified classes in the
following subjects: Anatomy and physiology, kinesiology,
pathology, hydrotherapy and hands-on practicum or basic
massage technique and professional practices, including
sanitation and ethics.... "Shall have passed a written, oral
and practical examination prepared and conducted by the
board establishing competency and ability to engage in the
practice of massage. The examination shall require the
applicant to demonstrate a basic knowledge in the following
subjects but not limited to: Anatomy, physiology, hygiene,
manual and mechanical massage, hydrotherapy, kinesiology,
pathology and massage statutes and rules." 16. Rhode Island Educational /
requirements: 500 hours and "... completed a
program in or is certified by a school or institution of
learning which is approved by the American massage therapy
association or equivalent academic and training program
approved by the director of health, other than a
correspondence course, which school or institution has for
its purpose the teaching of the theory, practice, method,
profession or work of massage including at least anatomy,
physiology, hygiene, and professional
ethics." 17. Utah Educational
requirement: "has graduated from a school of
massage with a curriculum approved by the division in
collaboration with the board, has receive equivalent
education as determined by the board, or has completed an
approved apprenticeship program consisting of a minimum of
1,000 supervised training hours over a minimum of 12 months.
... "has passed an examination approved by the division in
collaboration with the board." CEU Requirement: 2 days each
year 18. Texas (Schools
requirements: See law.) Educational
requirements: "...successfully completed a
minimum of 250 hour supervised course of instruction in
massage studies provided by a registered massage therapy
instructor, registered massage school, a state approved
educational institution or a combination of any of these.
(300 hours and a 50 hour internship required after Jan. 1,
1992) "(a) The course of instruction
for registration shall consist of 250 hours to
include: (1) 125 hours of Swedish
massage therapy techniques; (2) 25 hours of
physiology; (3) 50 hours of
anatomy; (4) 15 hours of
hydrotherapy; (5) 15 hours of business
practices and professional ethics; and (6) 20 hours of health and
hygiene." (7) 50 hours of
internship. Teacher
requirements Massage Therapy Instructor
(MTI) requirements: Registered massage
therapist minimum of two years of
practice as a massage therapist "Completion of 100 hours beyond
the initial program at the proprietary school approved by
the central education agency, a state approved educational
institution, or in an additional program approved by the
Texas Department of Health may be substituted for six months
experience with a maximum substitution of 200 hours for one
year" "Attended a course on teaching
adult learners or have demonstrated competency in teaching
adult learners." Instructor
requirements: "Qualified personnel may
participate as instructors. The instructor shall have
attended a course on teaching adult learners or have
demonstrated competency in teaching adult learners.
Instructors other than MTI shall have one of the following
specific qualifications: "(I) An instructor must hold a
baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited college or
university and (a) the baccalaureate or higher degree or
other coursework must include satisfactory completion of
nine semester hours or 12 quarter hours in subjects relate
to the subject area to be taught or (b) the instructor must
have a minimum of one year of practical experience within
the last 10 years in the subject area to be
taught. "(II) An instructor must hold
an associate degree from an accredited college, university,
or recognized post secondary institution and (a) the
instructor must have a minimum of one year of practical
experience within the last 10 years in the subject area to
be taught and the associate degree must include satisfactory
completion o nine semester hours or 12 quarter hours in
subjects related to the subject taught. or (b) the
instructor must have a minimum of two years of practical
experience within the last ten years in the subject to be
taught. (III) An instructor must hold a
high school diploma, general equivalency degree (GED) or
proof of satisfactory completion of relevant subject(s) from
a recognized post secondary institution or practical
experience of a minimum of two years within the last ten
years in the subject area to be taught." 19. Washington Educational
requirements: Successful completion of a
course of study in an approved massage program or approved
apprenticeship program. ..."These 500 hours are not to be
completed in less than 6 months and shall consist in
training in: "(a) 130 hours of anatomy,
physiology and kinesiology including palpation, range of
motion, and physics of joint function. There must be a
minimum of 40 hours of kinesiology. (b) 50 hours of pathology
including indications and contraindication to massage
therapy and palpations. (c) 250 hours of theory and
practice of massage therapy, at a minimum to include Swedish
and deep tissue techniques, remedial gymnastics, body
mechanics of the practitioner and medical
treatments. (d) 15 hours of
hydrotherapy (e) 55 hours of
clinical/business practices, at a minimum to include
hygiene, medical terminology, professional ethics, business
management, human behavior, client interaction and state and
local laws." Examination
requirements: "The board or its designee
shall examine each applicant in a written and practical
examination determined most effective on subjects
appropriate to the massage scope of practice. The subjects
may include anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, pathology,
principles of human behavior, massage theory and practice,
hydrotherapy, hygiene, first aid, Washington law pertaining
to the practice of massage, and such other subjects as the
board may deem useful to test applicant's fitness to
practice massage." CEU requirements: 16 hours
every two years School
requirements "The board may accept proof of
a national professional association's approval of a school
or program based on standards and requirements that are
substantially equivalent to those identified in this chapter
in lieu of the requirements contained in this chapter.
Approval in this manner may be requested on a form provided
by the department. The board will consider for approval any
school, program or apprenticeship program which meets
requirements as outlined in this chapter. (1) Approval of any school or
program may be requested on a form provided by the
department. (2) Application for approval of
a school or program shall be made by an authorized
representative of the school or the administrator to the
apprenticeship agreement. (3) The authorized
representative of the school or apprenticeship program may
request approval of the school or program as or the date to
the application or the retroactivity or a specified
date. (4) The application for
approval of a school, program, or national educational
institution shall include but not be limited to,
documentation required by the board pertaining to: Syllabus,
qualifications of instructors, training locations, and
facilities, outline of curriculum plan specifying all
subject and length in hours such subjects are taught, class
objectives, and a sample copy of one of each of the
following exams: Anatomy, physiology and massage therapy or
bodywork/somatic education."
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