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State |
CE hours required for renewal |
Online CE courses accepted |
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Alabama |
16/2yrs |
Yes |
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Alaska |
No regulation |
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Arizona |
25/2yrs |
Max. 12 hours |
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Arkansas |
18/2yrs |
No |
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California |
None/2 yrs |
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Colorado |
None/2 yrs |
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Connecticut |
24/4 yrs |
Max. 6 hours |
Max 12 hr non-NCBTMB approved |
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Delaware |
LMT- 24/2yrs; CMT-12/2yrs |
50%of core can be online/100% elective can be online |
LMT: 18 core/6 elective, CMT:9 core/3 elective Core is within scope of MT. Elective is outside scope of MT. Business classes are considered elective. |
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District of Columbia |
12/2yrs |
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3 hours ethics required, 6 hours hands on required |
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Florida |
24/2yrs |
All hours can be online |
12 hr. relevant to massage therapy techniques,2 hr medical error prevention, 2 hr Florida law, AIDS/HIV course |
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Georgia |
24/2yrs |
Max. 12 hours |
12 hours must be hands on |
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Hawaii |
None/2yrs |
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Idaho |
No regulation |
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Illinois |
24/2yrs |
Max. 12 hours |
2 hours ethics required |
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Indiana |
TBD |
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Iowa |
24/2yrs |
Max. 6 hours |
2 hours CPR, min. 12 hours hands-on CAT A, remaining 12 hours can be CAT A or CAT B |
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Kansas |
No regulation |
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Kentucky |
24/2yrs |
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3 hours ethics required |
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Louisiana |
12/1yrs |
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Maine |
None/1yrs |
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Maryland |
24/2yrs |
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PRACTICE BUILDING OR INSURANCE COURSES DO NOT QUALIFY AS CE, 3 hours ethics, 3 hours communicable disease like HIV, 18 hours massage related |
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Massachusetts |
TBD/1yr |
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Michigan |
TBD |
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Minnesota |
No regulation |
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Mississippi |
24/2yrs |
Max. 6 hours |
3 hours Mississippi law/rules, 3 hours ethics, current CPR required |
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Missouri |
12/2yrs |
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Relevant to massage therapy |
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Montana |
Regulation not implemented |
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Nebraska |
24/2yrs |
Max. 10 hours |
14 hours must be hands on; acceptable online CE topics limited to: equipment and sanitation, infectious disease control, anatomy, physiology, business, pathology, hygiene, and stress management. No massage technique courses accepted for online CE. |
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Nevada |
12/1yrs |
Yes |
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New Hampshire |
12/2yrs |
Yes |
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New Jersey |
20/2yrs |
Yes |
BUSINESS COURSES DO NOT QUALIFY AS CE, current CPR required |
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New Mexico |
16/2 yrs |
Yes |
4 hours ethics required; Instructors need additional 16 hours CE |
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New York |
None/3yrs |
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North Carolina |
24/2yrs |
Max. 12 hours |
NO MORE THAN 3 HOURS OF BUSINESS CLASSES, 3 hours ethics required |
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North Dakota |
32/2yrs |
Max. 12 hours |
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Ohio |
None required |
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Oklahoma |
No regulation |
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Oregon |
25/2yrs |
Max. 13 hours |
12 hours must be hands on |
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Pennsylvania |
Regulation not implemented |
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Puerto Rico |
TBD |
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Rhode Island |
None/1yr |
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South Carolina |
12/2yrs |
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South Dakota |
8/2yrs |
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Tennessee |
25/2yrs |
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2 hours Tennessee law, 2 hours ethics |
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Texas |
12/2yrs |
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Utah |
None/2yrs |
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Vermont |
No regulation |
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Virginia |
24/2yr or current NCBTMB |
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Minimum of 12 hours provided by NCBTMB provider |
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Washington |
24/2yrs |
Max. 12 hours |
Minimum of 8 hours hands on, 4 hours ethics or Washington state law |
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West Virginia |
24/2yrs |
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3 hours ethics |
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Wisconsin |
None/2yr |
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Wyoming |
No regulation |
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