Florida

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It is our current understanding that for license renewal Florida requires massage therapists to complete 24 CE hours by August 31st of each odd-numbered year. NOTE: The HIV/AIDS CE requirement is no longer required for license renewal - just for initial licensure.
The 24 CE hours must include at least 2 CE hours in Professional Ethics, 2 CE hours in the prevention of Medical Errors and at least 2 CE hours in Florida Laws and Rules.
Beginning July 1, 2019, massage professionals are required by the Board to complete one hour of continuing education on human trafficking and post a sign about human trafficking in their office by January 1, 2021. The Department launched an informational website that includes a breakdown of the new law and addresses the sign requirement, continuing education, provides FAQs, specific Board of Massage requirements, and human trafficking reporting information.


What We Can Do For You!
You may take up to 12 hours of the required 24 continuing education hours, which includes the Ethics, Medical Errors and Florida Laws and Rules requirements, through our home study programs.

​If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Florida Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Florida Board is 850-245-4161 or visit their website at http://floridasmassagetherapy.gov/.



Georgia

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It is our current understanding that Georgia requires massage therapists to complete 24 CE hours every 2 years by October 31st, for license renewal.

 

What We Can Do For You!
You may take up to 12 hours of the required 24 continuing education hours through our home study courses.
Because Massage CEUS is approved by the NCBTMB as a continuing education Approved Provider, the Georgia Board of Massage will accept many of our 145+ courses to satisfy the 12-hour home study option EXCEPT courses on:

  • Asian Bodywork Therapy
  • Acupressure
  • Amma
  • AMMA Therapy®
  • Aromatherapy
  • Chi Nei Tsang
  • Craniosacral Therapy
  • Cupping
  • Jin Shin, Jin Shin Do® Bodymind Acupressure, Jin Shin Jitsu, Jin Shin Jyutsu®
  • Kinesiotaping
  • Light therapy
  • Qigong
  • Nuad Bo ‘Rarn (Traditional Thai Bodywork)
  • Okazaki Restorative Therapy
  • Polarity
  • Reiki
  • Reflexology
  • Shiatsu in all forms
  • Structural Integration
  • Tuina


If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Georgia Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Georgia Board is 478-207-1300 or visit their website at http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/licensing/plb/33.



Hawaii

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It's our current understanding that, in Hawaii, the Hawaii Board of Massage does not require continuing education for massage therapists' license renewal, however, licenses need to be renewed by June 30th of each even year.
If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Hawaii Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Hawaii Board is 808-586-2694 or visit their website at https://portal.ehawaii.gov/business/professional-licensing/.



Idaho

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It's our current understanding that Idaho requires massage therapists to complete 6 CE hours every year beginning with the second license renewal. Of the 6 CE hours, 1 CE hour must be in ethics.


What We Can Do For You!
You may take all 6 CE hours through our home study programs.
You can use our various ethics continuing education courses to satisfy your ethics requirement.
Because Massage CEUS is approved by the NCBTMB as a continuing education Approved Provider as well as many state boards, the Idaho Board of Massage will accept any of our courses they consider "germane" to massage therapy to satisfy the 6-hour requirement. These include but are not limited to:

  • Applications of massage and bodywork therapy for specific needs, conditions, or client populations.
  • Client assessment protocols, skills for client record keeping, strategies for interfacing with other health care providers.
  • Use of external agents such as water, sound, heat, cold, or topical applications of plant or mineral-based substances.
  • Body-centered or somatic psychology, psychophysiology, or interpersonal skills which may include communication skills, boundary functions, dual relationships, transference, counter-transference, and projection.
  • Standards of practice, professional ethics, or state laws.
  • Strategies for the marketing of massage and bodywork therapy practices.
  • Theory or practice of ergonomics as applied to therapists or clients.
  • Hygiene, methods of infectious disease control, organization and management of the treatment environment.
  • Body sciences, which may include anatomy, physiology, kinesiology or pathology, as they apply to massage therapy.

It is our understanding that the Idaho Board will not accept courses related to animal massage, touch affecting energy systems, acupoints, qi meridians or channels of energy, structural integration, or restoring postural balance. These practices include but are not limited to: Feldenkrais method, Trager approach, body-mind centering, Ortho-Bionomy, cranial sacral therapy, polarity, reflexology, Asian bodywork, acupressure, jin shin do, qigong, reiki, shiatsu, Rolfing, or Hellerwork.


If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Idaho Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Idaho Board is 208-334-3233 or visit their website at http://ibol.idaho.gov/IBOL/BoardPage.aspx?Bureau=MAS.



Illinois

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It is our current understanding that Illinois requires massage therapists to complete 24 CE hours every 2 years for license renewal, of which 2 CE hours must be in ethics.


What We Can Do For You!

As of March 17, 2020 a variance was made such that massage therapists with license renewals between March 1, 2020 and July 31, 2020 will have no restrictions on the number of hours earned through online/home study programs. Therefore, you may take all 24 CE hours through our home study programs. For more information please visit https://www.idfpr.com/forms/DRE/IDFPR%20Variances_Combined.pdf.
You can use our various ethics continuing education courses to satisfy your Illinois requirements.
The Illinois Board of Massage will accept all of our 145+ courses to satisfy he 24 CE hour requirement as we are an Approved Continuing Education Sponsor for Illinois


If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Illinois Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Illinois Board is 217-785-0800 or visit their website at http://www.idfpr.com/profs/MassageTherapy.asp.



Indiana

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It's our current understanding that the Indiana Board of Massage Therapy does not require continuing education for massage therapists' certification renewal, however, certifications need to be renewed by May 15th every 4 years.

If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Indiana Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Indiana Board is 317-234-8800 or visit their website at http://www.in.gov/pla/massage.htm.



Iowa

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It is our current understanding that Iowa requires massage therapists to complete 16 CE hours every 2 years for license renewal.


What We Can Do For You!

As of March 22, 2020, the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy has suspended restrictions on the number of CE hours that can be earned through online/home study courses for this renewal period. Therefore you may take all your continuing education hours through our home study programs. For more information please visit https://idph.iowa.gov/
According to the Iowa Bureau of Professional Licensure, they do not pre-approve continuing education providers, sponsors or individual programs. It is therefore each licensees’ responsibility to determine if the continuing education programs they attend meet the requirements of their professional licensure board. However, it is our experience that the Iowa Board will accept any of our 145+ courses to satisfy the 16 CE hour requirement with the exception of courses related to animal massage.


If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Iowa Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Iowa Board is 515-242-5937 or visit their website at http://www.idph.iowa.gov/Licensure/Iowa-Board-of-Massage-Therapy/Continuing-Education.


Kansas

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It's our current understanding that, in Kansas, there are no continuing education requirements for massage therapists because the state is without finalized legislation. Although a licensure bill has been introduced (indicating licenses would need to be renewed every 2 years and 12 hours of continuing education would be required) it has not been written into law, yet.
We suggest you check with your local government, department of health and/or local police department for information regarding local licensure.




Kentucky

Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It is our current understanding that Kentucky requires massage therapists to complete 24 CE hours every 2 years for license renewal, of which 3 CE hours must be in professional ethics. Topics relevant to ethics, business practices, science, and techniques related to massage therapy are accepted.


What We Can Do For You!
You may take all 24 CE hours through our home study programs.
You can use our various ethics continuing education courses to satisfy your Kentucky requirements.
Because Massage CEUS is approved by the NCBTMB as a continuing education Approved Provider, the Kentucky Board of Massage will accept all of our 145+ courses to satisfy the 24-hour requirement with the exception of courses related to animal massage or energy work.


If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Kentucky Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Kentucky Board is 502-564-3296 or visit their website at http://bmt.ky.gov/.