Recent News and Legislative Updates


Iowa House File 188

In Iowa, House File 188 (HF188), has been introduced to remove the licensure requirement for massage therapists. It also expands the current law to penalize an individual or business who advertises or represents an unlicensed individual as being licensed.





Continuing Education Hours Reduced in Oklahoma

A new rule has been issued in Oklahoma reducing the number of continuing education hours required for massage therapy license renewal.  Massage therapists now are required to complete 10 hours of CE every two years in order to renew a license.  Previously, the rules required completion of 16 hours of CE every two years. 

CE is acceptable if it has been approved or provided by any of the following: 

(1) a state-licensed or accredited massage therapy school;

(2) an accredited institution of higher education;




Starting 10/1/19 750 Hours of Massage Education Plus Internship Required for New Licensees and Liability Insurance Required for All Licensees

A new law in Connecticut states that, starting on October 1, 2019, all new applicants for massage therapy licensure must have completed 750 hours of massage education plus at least sixty hours of unpaid and supervised clinical or internship experience  The law states:


Hearing on Final Approval of PA Massage Fee Increases

We previously emailed you about a proposal to increase regulatory fees for massage therapists in Pennsylvania.  The state Board of Massage Therapy has now submitted the final-form regulation. The Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) plans to meet and act on this regulation at its public meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018. The agenda and any changes to the time or date of the meeting will be posted on IRRC's Web site at www.irrc.state.pa.us.  Click here for additional information on the regulation.


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