How Can I Get An Application For Licensure?
Who Must be Licensed
All
therapists in the State who fall under the scope of practice definition
in the Massage and Bodywork Therapy Practice Act will be required to
apply for a license. This is legally defined as: Systems of activity
applied to the soft tissues of the human body for therapeutic,
educational or relaxation purposes. This includes anyone who is
practicing massage and bodywork therapy for compensation, whether you
are working full-time or part-time, self-employed or working for someone
else. The only exceptions are practitioners of certain energy-based and
movement repatterning techniques whose work meets specific criteria for
exemption set forth in the Rules and Regulations. (Refer to the FAQ
Page for details.) If you are a
military-trained applicant or spouse, you will need to provide the Board
with a copy of your military orders and identification to
admin@bmbt.org and the Board will
waive the initial application fee of $150.
How to Apply for a License
An application may be purchased online (Visa, MasterCard or Discovery) for $20.00.
To obtain the online application you must complete the "Online Application Request". Upon receipt of the online request and the fee, an online application will be created specifically for the requesting individual. The login and password information as well as the detailed instructions for the application process will be sent to the email address included in the request. You will be able to login to this application as much as you want until you have completed or uploaded all the required information. Use the link below to purchase an online application.
Once you have purchased an online application and have completed all of the required fields, you will submit the application to the Board for review. At this time, the Board may be waiting for additional documentation to arrive from 3rd party sources. This documentation may include, but is not limited to, items such as Moral Character Forms, Massage Therapy School Documentation, State Verifications, etc. You may check the status of your submitted application by clicking on the "Check Submitted Application Status" link below.
If you have already created an application online, and would like to continue editing it or inputting additional information, login using the link below.
To check the status of an application that has been completed and submitted to the Board, use the link below.
Review Process and Timeline
Once your Application is received at the Board Office, it will be
reviewed by Board staff for completeness. When all documentation is
complete, your Application will be approved by Board staff or forwarded
to the Board’s License Standards Committee. This committee makes
recommendations to the Board. Final action on Applications reviewed by
the License Standards Committee is made at a regularly scheduled Board
meeting. If the applicant has
any criminal history, the process time is longer as the timeframe will
be based on the review of the criminal history itself. The Board
may request additional information or interview an applicant before
issuing a license.
Please do not call the Board office to find out your license processing status. You can check your application status anytime by clicking on the "Check Application Status" link above.
The Board staff updates the webpage weekly with the names of new
licensees. If you have been issued a license number, it will be on
the website, www.bmbt.org, under
Verify a License. Once your license number appears on the
website you should receive your certificate of licensure within ten to
fifteen business days.
It is your responsibility to notify the Board of any change in information occurring after the filing of your Application. You must keep the Board advised of your current mailing address at all times.