Massachusetts Massage Continuing Education

Massachusetts Massage CE

Massachusetts Massage Continuing Education From The Board

Massachusetts has recently implemented a change to their Continuing Education Licensing Renewal Requirements as of June 1, 2026.

Renew November 30, Even Numbered Years
Total Hours Required: 3 Continuing Education Hours Every Year
Online? All courses can be taken online
Mandatory Topics: Must be related to Human Trafficking and Massage OR Professional Ethics
Provider Approval: Courses must be approved by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) or the Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy.
Massage CE Learning Tree is an Approved Provider for NCBTMB #450015-06

What is the new continuing education requirement?

Under the original passage of Mass. Gen. Laws, ch, 112, §229(c) in 2006, massage therapists are required to complete a certain amount of continuing education in order for their license to be renewed. The continuing education, while required, was never implemented until now. The new regulations require three continuing education hours every 12 months. The 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”. (269 CMR 4.01(2)).

See Continuing Education Update From The Board

Please visit the state licensing board for further information.

Massachusetts Board of Registration of Massage Therapy Website