Georgia

Regulatory Board

Georgia Board of Massage Therapy
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858

Applications/Payments:
P.O. Box 13446
Macon, GA 31208
Phone: 404-424-9966
Fax: 877-588-0446

Georgia Board of Massage Therapy

Education Requirements

• 500 education hours from a board-approved massage therapy school.

These hours must include:

• • • 200 hours minimum in massage therapy theory, technique and practice, which must include in-class supervised instruction of clinical techniques and hands-on clinical practice and must include, at a minimum, the following subject matters: effleurage/gliding; petrissage/kneading; compression; friction, tapotement/percussion; vibration; direct pressure; superficial warming techniques; pumping; stretching; jostling; shaking; rocking
      
      
    • 125 hours minimum of in-class supervised instruction in human anatomy, physiology and kinesiology
      
      
    • 125 hours minimum of in-class supervised instruction in contraindications, benefits, universal precautions, body mechanics, massage history, client data collection, documentation, and legalities of massage, professional standards including draping and modesty, therapeutic relationships and communications
      
      
    • 40 hours minimum of in-class supervised instruction in pathology
      
      
    • 10 hours minimum of in-class supervised instruction in ethics and business (to include a minimum of 6 hours in ethics)

Contact your state licensing board for the most current information and requirements.

CEU Requirements

• 24 Education Hours (biennially, expires 10/31 of even-numbered years)
  
  
• $75 Fee

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