House File 2602 creates statewide licensing requirements for massage therapy establishments. Under this law, some massage businesses must now hold an establishment license to operate. Not everyone will need one, so it’s important to understand how this may apply to your practice.
Iowa
Department of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing
6200 Park Avenue, Suite 100
Des Moines, IA 50321
Phone: 515-281-6959
Fax: 515-281-3121
Email: PLPublic@idph.iowa.gov
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 600 hours, and MBLEx or NCBTMB, CPR training
Renewal: 16 CEU hours/2 years
Effective May 21, 2025, licensed Iowa massage therapists may carry over a percentage of excess completed continuing education. Find out how much in our latest blog post.
The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy adopted a new continuing education (CE) rule that affects hands-on and online CE renewal requirements effective May 24, 2023.
The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy adopted new rules that require massage therapists who treat children and dependent adults to complete mandatory reporter training.
The Iowa Board of Massage Therapy adopted new massage therapy rules that impact the following sections: definitions, licensure by examination, qualifications for foreign applicants, and license display requirements. The new rules will be effective August 17, 2022.
House File 2168 adds massage therapists to the list of persons required to report child and dependent adult abuse and will now be required to complete training on this subject as a condition of licensure effective July 1, 2022.
On June 2, 2020, the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy adopted a new rule change effective August 19, 2020, that revises the mandatory training requirements for child and dependent adult abuse reporting.