Beginning May 19, 2025, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses will start transitioning massage therapy licenses from a one-year renewal to a two-year renewal.
Idaho
Board of Massage Therapy
11341 W Chinden Blvd.
P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720-0063
Phone: 208-334-3233
Fax: 208-334-3945
Email: MAS@dopl.idaho.gov
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 500 hours and passing the MBLEx or NCBTMB
The Idaho State Board of Massage Therapy (Board) issued proposed rules that aim to remove duplicate and unnecessary language from its administrative rules. Entire sections are on the chopping block. Submit your comments to the Board before August 15.
The Idaho legislature introduced House Bill 273, which seeks to deregulate massage therapy. The bill would be effective July 1, 2022, if it passes. ABMP is opposed to this bill and is sending a letter to Idaho representatives.
Information regarding Idaho's back-to-practice permission date and safety guidelines to minimize risk of exposure to and spread of COVID-19 in the workplace.
Idaho HB 519 has become law. The new law allows Idaho massage therapy schools to create tuition work-off programs whereby students can obtain tuition credit for performing massage in the school’s clinical program. Schools may choose to create such a tuition work-off program but they are not required to do so. The bill requires that the program must be part of a clinical requirement or supervised massage therapy fieldwork experience for graduation, the stude
Idaho HB 433, recently introduced in the state legislature, would allow massage therapy schools to create tuition work-off programs whereby students could obtain tuition credit for performing massage in the school’s clinical program. Schools could choose to create such a tuition work-off program but would not be required to do so. The bill would require that the program must be part of a clinical requirement or supervised massage therapy fieldwork experience for graduation, the student’s work must b
Idaho HB 23 was signed into law on March 5, 2015. Under the new law, starting on July 1, 2015, an Idaho massage license is not required for therapists who are currently licensed, registered or certified in another state or foreign country if they are practicing in Idaho on clients participating in organized athletic teams or events, or in performing arts companies, for no more than sixty 60 days in a calendar year.
Idaho H23 was recently introduced in the Idaho legislature. Under this bill, an Idaho massage license would not be required for practitioners licensed in another state who are “practicing on clients participating in organized athletic events or affiliated with or employed by established athletic teams, athletic organizations or performing arts companies temporarily practicing, competing or performing in [Idaho] for no more than sixty (60) days in a calendar year.” ABMP supports H23 and we will keep yo
The deadline to apply for an Idaho massage therapist license by grandfathering has passed. Therefore, everyone must now apply under the standard application.
In order to qualify for an Idaho massage therapist license you must have:
- completed 500 hours of massage education at a registered school,
AND
- taken and passed the MBLEx exam, the NCETMB exam, or the NCETM exam.
Click here for the license application.
If you have already obtained your Idaho Massage Therapist license, you can disregard this reminder.
All massage therapists in the state of Idaho must now have a State-issued massage license in order to practice. The deadline to apply for your license by grandfathering is July 1, 2014. There is no “automatic” grandfathering – you must apply to be grandfathered in.
Click here for the license application and instructions.