Florida Massage Therapy Continuing Education Requirements
Massage therapy continuing education requirements for license renewal vary from state to state and the laws are constantly changing. It is our current understanding that for license renewal
Florida requires massage therapists to complete
24 CE hours by
August 31st of each odd-numbered year. NOTE: The
HIV/AIDS CE requirement is only for for initial license renewal.
Your 24 CE hours must include 2 CE hours in Professional Ethics, 2 CE hours in the prevention of Medical Errors, 2 CE hours in Florida Laws and Rules, and 1 CE hour on Human Trafficking.
Accepting Home Study Courses for Live Requirement Extended to 2025 - The Florida Board of Massage announced that they will continue to allow specific, approved, home study courses to satisfy the "relevant to and focus on massage therapy techniques" category which were to be completed in a live, in-person setting. They have extended this change through the August 2025 renewal. In the box below you will find a list of the current courses approved to fulfill this category.
What We Can Do For You!
- For the 2025 renewal you may complete all 24 hours through our programs. To make it easier you may choose from any of our 4 Florida 24 hour packages.
- If you are in need of your 12 classroom hours that are approved in the "relevant to and focus on massage therapy techniques" category. The following courses are the only ones currently approved to satisfy this requirement:
- Approaching the Upper Body from All Angles (4 CE hours, approval #20-952827)
- Approaching the Lower Body from All Angles (4 CE hours, approval #20-1243956)
- Comfort Touch (12 CE hours, approval #20-907940)
- Cupping Therapy: A Step-by-Step Approach (9 CE hours, approval #20-915279)
- Forearm Massage - Auth Method (12 CE hours, approval #20-914421)
- Lymphatic Drainage Massage (17 CE hours, approval #20-915227)
- Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage (4 CE hours, approval #20-1115712)
- Massage Cupping Techniques (3 CE hours, approval #20-1244224)
- Pour Don't Push (14 CE hours, approval #20-914236)
- Using the Breath to Massage Better (3 CE hours, approval #20-952785)
- Working the Rib Cage (4 CE hours, approval #20-914680)
- For the required topics of ethics, law and medical errors, you can choose from any of our six specially priced Florida packages that will include the required ethics, medical errors and law.
- 1 CE hour on Human Trafficking.
- You'll then need 5 hours that include, but are not limited to, communication with clients and other professionals, psychological dynamics of the client-therapist relationship, risk management, charting, documentation, recordkeeping, infection control, or massage practice management. These hours can be earned through our home study courses.
- As a Florida Board of Massage Approved Continuing Education Provider (#50-1017) we offer over 150+ continuing education courses that you can use toward your license renewal requirements. EXCEPTION: The Florida Board will not approve the Therapeutic Techniques of Deep Tissue Massage: Part II course, due to the total length of video included. All other programs are approved by the Board as home study, only the courses listed above can be used to fulfill your classroom hours.
If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Florida Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Florida Board is 850-245-4161 or visit their website at http://floridasmassagetherapy.gov/.
Frequently Asked Questions
To renew your Florida massage license you'll need a total of 24 hours. This includes:
- 2 hours in professional ethics
- 2 hours in the prevention of medical errors
- 2 hours in Florida laws and rules
- 1 hour in human trafficking prevention
- A minimum of 12 "classroom" hours that are "relevant to and focus on massage therapy techniques". You can fulfill these classroom hours for specially approved courses offered by the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies.
The remaining hours can include, but are not limited to, communication with clients and other professionals, psychological dynamics of the client-therapist relationship, risk management, charting, documentation, recordkeeping, infection control, or massage practice management.
No, all CE hours must be earned within your renewal period and may not be carried over to the next biennium.
Yes, as an Approved Provider of CE through the Florida Board, as long as you have provided a valid, non-expired Florida license number your credits will be reported to CE Broker within 24 hours of completion.
We are required to submit all completed continuing education credits to CE Broker within 30 days of the course completion date. But - as long as you have provided a valid, non-expired license your credits should be reported with 24 hours of the completion of the course.
Yes, massage professionals are required by the Board to complete one hour of continuing education on human trafficking and post a sign about human trafficking in their office. The Department launched an informational website that includes a breakdown of the law and addresses the sign requirement, continuing education, provides FAQs, specific Board of Massage requirements, and human trafficking reporting information.
You do not have to report your credits since the CE provider will be reporting on your behalf, however you can report your hours to CE Broker at anytime during the biennium by registering for a Free Basic Account. The Florida Department of Health encourages you to report early to avoid a delay in the license renewal process.
Yes, we are a Florida Board of Massage Approved Continuing Education Provider. Our provider number is #50-1017.
Our Florida Board of Massage Approved Continuing Education provider number is #50-1017.
All Florida Approved CE Providers are required to report your completed credits to CE Broker on behalf of the massage therapist, however you may certainly report this information to CE Broker on your own.
As per the Florida Board, all massage therapists are subject to random audit. If audited, you must submit proof of completion of the required continuing education courses to the board. The board recommends that you keep your certificates of completion for 4 years.
Licensed Massage Therapists must renew by August 31st of every odd year.
The HIV/AIDS CE requirement is no longer required for license renewal - just for initial licensure.
To renew your Florida massage license you'll need a total of 24 hours. This includes 2 hours in professional ethics, 2 hours in the prevention of medical errors, 2 hours in Florida laws and rules and 1 hour in human trafficking prevention. You'll need a minimum of 12 "classroom" hours that are "relevant to and focus on massage therapy techniques". You can fulfill these classroom hours for specially approved courses offered by the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies. The remaining hours can include, but are not limited to, communication with clients and other professionals, psychological dynamics of the client-therapist relationship, risk management, charting, documentation, recordkeeping, infection control, or massage practice management.
The Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies is approved by the NCBTMB as a continuing education Approved Provider (#049478-00). All of our continuing education programs can be used for National Certification renewal.
You may also use our credits for other organizations you may belong to, such as the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) or Associated Bodywork Massage Professionals (ABMP).
