State Placement Massage Professionals Link
Alabama http://www.almtbd.state.al.us/
Alaska As of January 1, 2007, the state of Alaska does not regulate massage therapy. However, regulation of massage therapy may occur at the local level. Please verify with your local health or licensing board regarding certification.
Arkansas http://www.arkanasasmassagetherapy.com
Arizona http://www.massageboard.az.gov/
California https://www.camtc.org/MassageProfessionals.aspx
Colorado The following regulations become effective on or after April 1, 2009
http://www.dora.state.co.us/massage-therapists/Statutes.pdf
Connecticut http://www.ct.gov/dph/cwp/view.asp?a=3121&q=389348
Delaware http://www.dpr.delaware.gov/boards/massagebodyworks/index.shtml
District of Columbia http://hpla.doh.dc.gov/hpla/cwp/view,A,1195,Q,488659,hplaNav,%7C30661%7C,.asp
Florida http://www.doh.state.fl.us/mqa/massage
Georgia http://sos.georgia.gov/plb/massage/
Hawaii http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/boards/massage
Idaho No current requirements, but legislation was started.
http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/2002/S1418.html
Illinois http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/who/masst.asp
Indiana No current license or certification requirements; new board will require license in 2009.
Iowa http://www.idph.state.ia.us/licensure/board_home.asp?board=mt
Kansas No statewide board; each city has its own requirements.
Kentucky http://finance.ky.gov/ourcabinet/caboff/OAS/op/massth/
Louisiana http://www.lsbmt.org
Maine http://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/professions/massage
Maryland http://www.mdmassage.org
Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
Michigan State Law enacted January 9, 2009 requiring 500 hours from approved school.
Minnesota Phone: 800-657-3957
Mississippi http://www.msbmt.state.ms.us/msbmt/msbmt.nsf
Missouri http://pr.mo.gov/massage.asp
Montana Check with your local city and county for regulations, currently nothing statewide.
Nebraska www.hhs.state.ne.us/crl/mhcs/mass/massage.htm
Nevada http://massagetherapy.nv.gov
New Hampshire No state board; must go through DHHS:
http://www.dhhs.state.nh.us/DHHS/LRS/ELIGIBILITY/massage-license.htm
New Jersey http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/medical/nursing.htm#massage
New Mexico http://www.rld.state.nm.us/massage/index.html
New York http://www.op.nysed.gov/mtlic.htm
North Carolina http://www.bmbt.org/
North Dakota http://www.ndboardofmassage.com/
Ohio http://www.med.ohio.gov/MTsubwebindex.htm
Oklahoma No statewide regulation.
Oregon http://www.oregonmassage.org/index.php
Pennsylvania No current state regulatory board.
Rhode Island http://www.health.ri.gov/hsr/professions/massage.php
South Carolina http://www.llr.state.sc.us/pol/massagetherapy/
South Dakota http://doh.sd.gov/boards/Massage/
Tennessee http://health.state.tn.us/Boards/Massage/index.htm
Texas http://www.dshs.state.tx.us/massage/
Utah http://www.dopl.utah.gov/licensing/massage_therapy.html
Vermont Vermont has no statewide regulatory board in place. Check with your local county and city for requirements.
Virginia http://www.dhp.virginia.gov/nursing/nursing_occupations.htm
Washington https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/hps3/Massage_Therapy/default.htm
West Virginia http://www.wvmassage.org
Wisconsin No real opportunity identified:
http://drl.wi.gov/prof/mass/pfaq.htm
Wyoming The State of Wyoming legislature is working on the formulation of a regulatory board for Massage. Check with your local city and county for requirements.