Massage Therapist’s Complete Guide to Massage CEUs - Section 3: State Specific Requirements
Section 3: State Specific questions
How many CEUs does a massage therapist need each state?
At a glance, below is a chart of each state and their CEU requirements. You can cross check this with your state or on our Approvals page.
|
State |
CE Hours Needed |
Mandatory CE Courses / Topics |
CPR? |
Online CE Accepted? |
NCBTMB CE Accepted? |
|
Alabama |
16 / 2 yrs |
No specific mandatory topic identified |
No |
Yes – all 16 |
Yes |
|
Alaska |
16 / 2 yrs |
2 ethics |
Yes |
Yes – all 16 |
Yes |
|
Arizona |
24 / 2 yrs |
No specific topic identified |
No |
Yes – up to 12 |
Yes |
|
Arkansas |
18 / 2 yrs |
No specific topic identified |
No |
Yes – up to 6 |
Yes |
|
California |
No CE for CMT/CMP |
CCMP: 30 education hrs/year |
No |
Yes – CCMP can complete 30 online |
N/A for CMT/CMP |
|
Colorado |
No CE currently |
None |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Connecticut |
24 / 4 yrs |
No specific topic identified |
No |
Yes – up to 18 |
Yes |
|
Delaware |
24 / 2 yrs |
3 ethics; 9 core/hands-on |
Yes* |
Yes – generally up to 12 |
Yes |
|
Florida |
24 / 2 yrs |
2 ethics; 2 medical errors; 2 FL laws/rules; 1 human trafficking |
No |
Yes – up to 12 |
Yes |
|
Georgia |
24 / 2 yrs |
No specific mandatory CE topic identified |
No |
Yes – up to 12 |
Yes |
|
Hawaii |
12 / 2 yrs |
2 hrs CPR/First Aid/emergency training with hands-on component |
Yes |
Yes – up to 10 |
Yes |
|
Idaho |
6 after 2nd renewal |
1 ethics |
No |
Yes – all 6 |
Yes |
|
Illinois |
25 / 2 yrs |
2 ethics; 1 sexual harassment prevention; 1 domestic violence/sexual assault awareness |
No |
Yes, but mandatory-topic rules apply |
Yes, except certain mandatory courses |
|
Indiana |
24 / 4 yrs |
2 ethics |
No |
Yes – all 24 |
Yes |
|
Iowa |
16 / 2 yrs |
Massage/bodywork, ethics, mandatory reporter, practice management |
Yes |
Yes – up to 8 |
Yes |
|
Kansas |
No statewide regulation |
Local requirements may apply |
Local |
Local |
Local |
|
Kentucky |
12 / 2 yrs |
3 ethics |
No |
Yes – all 12 |
Yes |
|
Louisiana |
12 / year |
Approved massage-related courses |
No |
Yes – approved courses |
Yes |
|
Maine |
No CE requirement |
None |
Yes for licensure |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Maryland |
24 / 2 yrs |
3 ethics/jurisprudence; 3 communicable disease/HIV; 2 diversity/cultural competency/implicit bias; 16 massage-related |
Yes |
Yes – subject/provider rules apply |
Yes |
|
Massachusetts |
3 / year |
Ethics or human trafficking-related law/issues |
No |
Verify course approval |
Yes for qualifying approved courses |
|
Michigan |
18 / 3 yrs |
2 ethics; 1 pain/symptom management; implicit-bias training requirements may also apply |
No |
Yes, but implicit-bias format restrictions apply |
Yes |
|
Minnesota |
No statewide CE requirement |
Local requirements may apply |
Local |
Local |
Local |
|
Mississippi |
24 / 2 yrs |
3 MS law; 3 ethics; 3 CPR/First Aid |
Yes |
Yes – all 24 |
Yes |
|
Missouri |
12 / 2 yrs |
No specific mandatory topic identified |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Montana |
12 / 2 yrs |
No specific mandatory topic identified |
No |
Yes – all 12 |
Yes |
|
Nebraska |
16 / 2 yrs |
3 ethics |
No |
Yes – up to 8 |
Yes |
|
Nevada |
24 / 2 yrs |
No specific mandatory topic identified |
No |
Yes – all 24 |
Yes |
|
New Hampshire |
12 / 2 yrs |
No specific mandatory topic identified |
Yes |
Yes – all 12 |
Yes |
|
New Jersey |
20 / 2 yrs |
2 ethics; 1 NJ laws/rules |
Yes |
Yes – up to 6 |
Yes |
|
New Mexico |
16 / 2 yrs |
4 ethics |
Yes |
Yes – up to 8 |
Yes |
|
New York |
36 / 3 yrs |
Courses must fall within NY-approved scope; certain modalities/topics excluded |
Yes |
Yes – provider-approved courses |
Yes – if NY-approved |
|
North Carolina |
24 / 2 yrs |
3 ethics |
No |
Yes – up to 12 |
Yes |
|
North Dakota |
24 / 2 yrs* |
3 ethics for therapists licensed 1–14 yrs |
No |
Up to 12 for 1–14 yrs |
Yes |
|
Ohio |
No CE requirement |
None |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Oklahoma |
5 / year |
CE must relate to massage scope/business; CPR/First Aid may count |
No separate CPR requirement identified |
Yes – distance learning accepted |
Yes |
|
Oregon |
25 / 2 yrs |
4 ethics /boundaries/communication; 1 cultural competency; 1 pain management; current BLS |
Yes – BLS |
Yes – up to 17; at least 8 supervised |
Yes |
|
Pennsylvania |
24 / 2 yrs |
4 ethics; 2 child-abuse recognition/reporting |
Yes |
Yes – up to 8 |
Verify course/provider |
|
Rhode Island |
24 / 2 yrs |
Scope-of-practice CE |
Yes |
Verify current limits |
Verify |
|
South Carolina |
12 / 2 yrs |
No specific mandatory topic identified |
No |
Yes – correspondence/self-study permitted; provider approval applies |
Yes if provider/course meets SC requirements |
|
South Dakota |
8 / 2 yrs |
2 CPR CE hours per renewal cycle |
Yes |
Yes – all 8 |
Yes |
|
Tennessee |
24 / 2 yrs |
2 TN law – live classroom; 2 practice management/ethics/substance abuse |
No |
Yes – up to 8 |
Yes |
|
Texas |
12 / 2 yrs |
Check current TDLR topic requirements |
Yes |
Yes – qualifying courses |
Yes |
|
Utah |
No CE requirement |
None |
No |
N/A |
N/A |
|
Vermont |
No statewide CE requirement currently |
Local/registration requirements should be checked |
Local |
Local |
Local |
|
Virginia |
24 / 2 yrs |
1 ethics |
No |
Yes – all 24 |
Yes |
|
Washington |
24 / 2 yrs |
4 ethics; 2 must be Roles & Boundaries |
Yes |
Yes – up to 16 |
Yes |
|
West Virginia |
24 / 2 yrs |
3 ethics |
No |
Yes – all 24 |
Yes |
|
Wisconsin |
24 / 2 yrs |
2 ethics |
Yes |
Yes – all 24 |
Yes |
|
Wyoming |
No statewide regulation |
Local requirements may apply |
Local |
Local |
Local |
Where can I find the official massage therapy CE requirements for states?
You can check your states massage therapy CEU requirements on our official Approvals page.