• We offer all courses with the necessary credits to renew your license of Therapeutic Massage.

      For license renewal, all continuing education hours must be earned within the two-year period your license is being renewed. 

      Your credited hours will be electronically reported to CE Broker for the Florida Board Therapeutic Massage on the same day we receive your passing answers and a certificate will be available online in your account under completed courses, your passing grade must be at least 70%.

      For Therapeutic Massage you need to complete 24 continuing education credit hours every two years. Florida has Required courses that must be completed as part of the 24 hours.  

      Graduates who are going to renew for the first time need to complete a credit for each month from graduation until the renewal date.

       At least twelve (12) of the hours must be relevant to and focus on massage therapy techniques, which may include the history of massage, human anatomy & physiology, kinesiology and/or pathology. These hours must be completed via live classroom instruction (including hands-on instruction or demonstration).


      First Renewal - Subject Area and hours Requirements 

      The total number of continuing education hours required for your first renewal is equal to the number of months and partial months you have been licensed.

      Your total number of hours required includes hours completed in the required prevention of medical errors and human trafficking awareness courses.

      Subject AreaRequired HoursImportant Information
      Prevention of Medical Errors (Instruction Hours)2 hoursThis course is required for all licensed health care practitioners per section 456.013(7), F.S.
      Human Trafficking Awareness (Instruction Hours)1 hourThis course is required every renewal, and must address both sex trafficking and labor trafficking, how to identify individuals who may be victims of human trafficking, how to report cases of human trafficking, resources available to victims, and how to seek assistance as a victim of trafficking.
      General Hours (Instruction Hours)1 hour per month or partial month licensed over three monthsGeneral hours may include a varied range of subjects. All courses in this category must be approved by the Florida Board of Massage Therapy.

      Hours taken during the renewal cycle in excess of the required hours in any of the other subject areas may be counted as general hours.



      Subsequent Renewals - Subject Area and Hours Requirement

      24 hours of continuing education are required for all subsequent renewals, as follows.

       

      Subject AreaRequired HoursImportant Information
      Relevant to and Focused on Massage Therapy Techniques, Skills and Protocols (Classroom Hours)12 hoursFor the 2019-2021 and 2021-2023 renewal cycles, courses in this subject area may be taken by distance learning.

      Courses in this subject area are usually required to be in an in-person (classroom) setting.

      Prevention of Medical Errors (Instruction Hours)2 hoursThis course is required for all licensed health care practitioners pursuant to Section 456.013(7), Florida Statutes.
      Human Trafficking Awareness (Instruction Hours)1 hourThis course is required every renewal, and must address both sex trafficking and labor trafficking, how to identify individuals who may be victims of human trafficking, how to report cases of human trafficking, resources available to victims, and how to seek assistance as a victim of trafficking.
      Florida Laws and Rules (Instruction Hours)2 hoursThis course must cover Chapters 456 and 480, Florida Statutes and Rule 64B7, Florida Administrative Code, which govern massage therapy practice in Florida.
      Professional Ethics (Instruction Hours)2 hoursThis course is required by Rule 64B7-28.009(4)(c), Florida Administrative Code.
      General Hours (Instruction Hours)5 hoursGeneral hours may include a varied range of subjects. All courses in this category must be approved by the Florida Board of Massage Therapy.

      Hours taken during the renewal cycle in excess of the required hours in any of the other subject areas may be counted as general hours.