Washington Massage Therapy

Continuing Education Requirements

Massage therapy license requirements vary from state to state, and the laws are constantly changing. It's our current understanding that Washington requires massage therapists to complete 24 CE hours every 2 years for license renewal, of which 4 CE hours must be in ethics, communication and/or Washington state massage laws and rules, 2 of the 4 ethics CE hours must include professional roles and boundaries.

You may take up to 12 hours of the required 24 through our home study programs and you can use our various ethics programs, many of which contain the professional roles and boundaries to satisfy this license renewal requirement. The Board will not accept any programs pertaining to animal massage unless you have the animal massage endorsement added to your license.

If you would like to verify this information, or have further questions regarding your massage therapy continuing education requirements, we suggest contacting the Washington Board of Massage directly. The telephone number for the Washington Board is 360-236-4835 or visit their website at https://fortress.wa.gov.

Remember, the Institute for Integrative Healthcare Studies is approved by the NCBTMB as a continuing education Approved Provider (#049478-00) and Health Positive! is a division of the Institute. All of our continuing education programs can be used for your National Certification renewal.

You may also use our credits for other organizations you belong to such as the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) or Associated Bodywork and Massage Professionals (ABMP).

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