Alabama Massage Continuing Education:
June 30, 2026 Alabama License Renewal Changes.
Alabama Will Require 8 Live Continuing Education Hours Beginning June 30, 2026. 16 Hours Will Still Be Required, But 8 Of Those Hours Will Now Be Required To Be Live, In-Person Seminar Hours. 8 Hours Will Be Able To Be Completed Online.
Alabama Massage Continuing Education NCBTMB Approval #450015-06
16 Hours Every 2 Years
Anything Specific?
No specific courses need to be taken
All Online?
Complete 8 CE hours online
*Complete 8 Hours Online
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From The Board
Definitions:
(1) Board Approved Massage Continuing Education Provider: An individual; partnership; association;
organization; educational institution; governmental agency; or licensed health care facility
offering continuing education for massage therapists that meet Board criteria for approval.
(2) Board Approved Massage Continuing Education Course: An activity that meets the definition of
continuing education and has undergone approval by a Board approved provider of continuing
education. A course or activity may be a program of multiple sessions or a single session
lasting at least fifty (50) minutes (1.0 contact hour).
(3) Massage Continuing Education: Planned, organized learning experiences designed to augment the
knowledge, skill and attitudes for the enhancement of the practice of massage therapy.
(4) Continuing Education Contact Hour: Unit of measurement of continuing education that
meets Board criteria for approval and lasts at least fifty (50) minutes.
(5) Massage Continuing Education Earning Period: Two-year period of time during which contact
hours must be accrued.
(6) Independent Study for Continuing Education: Self-directed learning experience carried out
by the participant in an unstructured or structured setting including but not limited to, selfstudy, video, computer or on-line continuing education programs.
(7) Pre-Approved Provider: A Massage Continuing Education Provider previously approved by a
nationally recognized massage therapy association or organization
(8) Provider Number: A permanent, nontransferable number assigned by the Board to designate
an approved provider. Alabama Massage Continuing Education
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