Massage Therapist

Exam

Third-party exam

Education

Specific course

Experience

Not reported

Background check

Not reported

Licensing Requirements An applicant for licensure must meet the eligibility requirements outlined below: Graduation from a school of massage therapy offering a course of study of not less than seven hundred fifty (750) classroom hours with the instructor present and, at the time of the applicant’s graduation, held a current school code assigned by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork and was either (A) accredited by an agency recognized by the United States Department of Education or by a state board of post-secondary technical trade and business schools; or (B) accredited by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA). Please note that on-line instruction is not acceptable towards meeting the 750 classroom hours and completed 60 hours of unpaid and supervised clinical or internship experience; and Successful completion of the Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) administered by the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards or the National Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork formerly administered by the NCTMB. Please note that the National Examination for State Licensing (NESL) examination formerly administered by the NCTMB examination does not satisfy the examination requirement.