Continuing Education Requirements
Effective Nov 7, 2025Mass. Register #1560MGL c. 13, § 99 MGL c. 112, § 234Board of Registration of Massage Therapy
- (1) A Licensed Massage Therapist shall, as a condition of license renewal, complete a minimum of three qualified hours of Board-recognized continuing education activities in the 12 months immediately preceding their license expiration date. (For lapsed, expired, suspended, revoked or surrendered licenses, see 269 CMR 3.02 and 3.03). For a new, non-reciprocal Licensed Massage Therapist, the continuing education requirement commences following the first renewal period after initial licensure.
(2) Continuing education activities must meet the following subject matter criteria:
Course content shall exceed a basic level of knowledge as it relates to the ethical obligations of massage therapy practitioners or laws and issues pertaining to human trafficking, specific to massage therapy practitioners.
- (3) Only those continuing education activities which are completed during the required continuing education period (12-months prior to each renewal date) will be acceptable as qualifying continuing education activities for that period.
- (4) All continuing education activities other than participating in Board-recognized continuing education programs set forth in 269 CMR 4.03(3) are subject to approval by the Board.