Continuing Education Course Requirements by State

Massage Therapy State Requirements

Institute of Somatic Therapy is approved by the NCBTMB, Florida, and New York. Our NCBTMB continuing education Approved Provider Number is 280672-00. Our Florida provider number is MCE326 (50-1116 on CE Broker). Our New York provider number is #0019. Our Massage Therapy CE hours are also valid for ABMP, AMTA, and most states. Please note that we provide this information as a courtesy, but cannot guarantee its accuracy because laws are continually subject to change. Your state board will hold you ultimately responsible for knowing the laws that apply to you.

NCBTMB requires that you complete 24 hours of Continuing Education classes every two years. Three hours of the 24 hours must be in ethics. Three hours of the 24 hours must be in research. No more than 4 hours of the 24 hours may be in self-care. All NCBTMB CEs can be taken through home study or online courses through the Institute of Somatic Therapy, provider #280672-00.

AMTA and ABMP require that you take 48 hours of Massage Therapy CEs every four years. Both Massage Therapy agencies allow all CEs to be taken through home study or online courses through the Institute of Somatic Therapy.

Click on your state below to view the Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements for your state.


Alabama Kentucky North Dakota
Alaska Louisiana Ohio
Arizona Maine Oklahoma
Arkansas Maryland Oregon
California Massachusetts Pennsylvania
Colorado Michigan Rhode Island
Connecticut Minnesota South Carolina
Delaware Mississippi South Dakota
D.C. Missouri Tennessee
Florida Montana Texas
Georgia Nebraska Utah
Hawaii Nevada Vermont
Idaho New Hampshire Virginia
Illinois New Jersey Washington
Indiana New Mexico West Virginia
Iowa New York Wisconsin
Kansas North Carolina Wyoming

Continuing Education Course Requirements by Canadian Province

Massage Therapy Canadian Province Requirements


Alberta Newfoundland and Labrador Quebec
British Columbia Nova Scotia Saskatchewan
Manitoba Ontario  
New Brunswick Prince Edward Island