Continuing Education Requirements

(1) A Licensed Massage Therapist shall, as a condition of license renewal, complete a minimum of three qualified hours of Board-recognized continuing education activities in the 12 months immediately preceding their license expiration date. (For lapsed, expired, suspended, revoked or surrendered licenses, see 269 CMR 3.02 and 3.03). For a new, non-reciprocal Licensed Massage Therapist, the continuing education requirement commences following the first renewal period after initial licensure. (2) Continuing education activities must meet the following subject matter criteria: 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. Only those continuing education activities which are completed during the required continuing education period (12-months prior to each renewal date) will be acceptable as qualifying continuing education activities for that period. (4) All continuing education activities other than participating in Board-recognized continuing education programs set forth in 269 CMR 4.03(3) are subject to approval by the Board.