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Massage Therapy

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Massage Therapy

Overview

Welcome to the Michigan Board of Massage Therapy website! Massage Therapy is regulated by the Department and Board through the Public Health Code and the Massage Therapy General Rules.

Massage therapy schools are licensed by the Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity.  To check if a massage therapy school is licensed by the State of Michigan visit:  LEO's Workforce Development Site

For educational requirements for licensure as a massage therapist please access the following Massage Therapy – General Rules and MCL 333.17959 of the Public Health Code.

 

Apply or Renew Online

The Michigan State Board of massage therapy website provides a comprehensive and structured overview of regulatory and licensing information for massage therapy professionals within the state. The page includes an overview of the profession including links to the applicable section of the Public Health Code and massage therapy specific administrative rules. Users will find the link to apply for or renew a massage therapy license on this page as well as various links to resources for massage therapy applicants and licensees such as a link to track their continuing education using CE Broker, massage therapy licensing guides and frequently asked questions (FAQs), a supervised curriculum form, a link to LEO’s workforce development site, and resources for skilled immigrants. In addition, the site provides links to publicly available massage therapy board meeting schedules, for the current year and previous years, the massage therapy board meeting minutes, agenda, and rules committee work group as well as information about the Michigan Board of massage therapy Members.