Massage Information Center: Economic Environment

State Practice Laws

State Massage Practice Laws and Requirements - A complete listing of state practice laws, education requirements, contact names and other valuable information.

Map of States Regulating Massage Therapy (PDF) 552KB

  • ALABAMA enacted 1996
  • ARIZONA enacted 2003
  • ARKANSAS enacted 1951
  • CALIFORNIA enacted 2008
  • COLORADO enacted 2008
  • CONNECTICUT enacted 1993
  • DELAWARE enacted 1993
  • DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA enacted 1994
  • FLORIDA enacted 1943
  • GEORGIA enacted 2005
  • HAWAII enacted 1947
  • ILLINOIS enacted 2002
  • INDIANA enacted 2007
  • IOWA enacted 1992
  • KENTUCKY enacted 2003
  • LOUISIANA enacted 1992
  • MAINE enacted 1991
  • MARYLAND enacted 1996
  • MASSACHUSETTS enacted 2006
  • MICHIGAN enacted 2009
  • MISSISSIPPI enacted 2001
  • MISSOURI enacted 1998
  • MONTANA enacted 2009
  • NEBRASKA enacted 1958
  • NEW HAMPSHIRE enacted 1980
  • NEW JERSEY enacted 1998
  • NEW MEXICO enacted 1991
  • NEW YORK enacted 1967
  • NEVADA enacted 2005
  • NORTH CAROLINA enacted 1998
  • NORTH DAKOTA enacted 1959
  • OHIO enacted 1916
  • OREGON enacted 1971
  • PENNSYLVANIA enacted 2008
  • RHODE ISLAND enacted 1979
  • SOUTH CAROLINA enacted 1996
  • SOUTH DAKOTA enacted 2005
  • TENNESSEE enacted 1995
  • TEXAS enacted 1985
  • UTAH enacted 1981
  • VIRGINIA enacted 1996
  • WASHINGTON enacted 1976
  • WEST VIRGINIA enacted 1997
  • WISCONSIN enacted 1998

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