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Indiana massage licensing record

Indiana licenses massage therapists. The current path uses at least 625 education hours, an accepted examination, criminal background review, and mandatory professional liability coverage.

Statewide requirements and local regulation are identified separately. This record is general information, not legal advice.

Indiana Massage Therapy Board

US-IN · VERIFIED 2026-07-25

Overview

State massage therapist license required

Last verified 2026-07-25 · next review 2026-10-25

No statewide establishment credential was identified; local business, zoning, and facility requirements were not researched.

Regulatory authority

Indiana Massage Therapy Board

Visit the official authority

Local business, facility, zoning, and professional rules may apply in addition to statewide requirements. Confirm current requirements with the responsible authority before acting.

Entry requirements

Education, examination, and application

Credential
Licensed Massage Therapist
Minimum education
625 hours
Approved education
The standard pathway requires at least 625 hours of qualifying massage-therapy education.
Examination
PLA lists MBLEx, NCETM, NCBTMB, and the National Board of Chiropractic Examiners National Certification Examination as accepted.
MBLEx relationship
MBLEx is one accepted examination option; PLA also lists specified historical or alternative national examinations.
Application
Submit the PLA application, education and exam evidence, high-school completion, criminal background material, proof of required liability insurance, and fee.
Application fees
PLA lists a $100 application fee.
Background check or fingerprinting
A criminal background check is required; the reviewed page did not establish a universal fingerprint statement.
Reciprocity or endorsement
Applicants credentialed elsewhere are evaluated under Indiana statute, rule, and PLA instructions rather than automatic reciprocity.
Additional requirements
Maintain professional liability insurance of at least $2,000,000 per claim and $6,000,000 aggregate and satisfy current PLA documentation requirements.

Renewal

Renewal and continuing education

Cycle
Licenses renew every four years.
Deadline model
The deadline is May 15 in each fourth year; PLA identifies 2025 and 2029 cycle years.
Fees
PLA lists a $150 renewal fee. For a license expired three years or more, the current licensing page and official reinstatement form both state a $250 reinstatement total; the current fee schedule supports the $100 application plus $150 renewal components even though the page transposes those labels. Elapsed time changes continuing-education and documentation requirements, not the published $250 fee total.
Continuing education
Complete 24 hours during the four-year cycle; current Board certification may satisfy the requirement under PLA instructions.
Required subjects
At least 2 hours must address ethics.
Documentation
Attest at renewal and retain documentation for audit under current PLA instructions and rule.
Carryover
Hours may not be carried into a later renewal period.
Late renewal
PLA lists a reinstatement route and a $250 fee for a license expired at least three years, but its surrounding fee arithmetic is internally inconsistent.
Inactive license
Use the current PLA reinstatement process for expired credentials; no broad inactive status was established in this pass.

Practice information

Scope, titles, and local requirements

Scope of practice
Indiana defines massage therapy as a health service involving external manipulation or pressure of soft tissue by specified manual methods.
Protected titles
A state license is required to practice or use protected massage-therapist representations, subject to statutory exemptions.
Restrictions
Scope excludes diagnosis, prescription, and high-velocity or Grade V spinal or joint manipulation; acts reserved to another profession remain outside the license.
Municipal or local requirements
No separate statewide massage-establishment license was identified in the reviewed PLA sources; local requirements remain outside this review.
Practitioner notes
Confirm the current reinstatement total directly with PLA because the licensing page contains inconsistent fee arithmetic.

Authoritative sources

Official record evidence

Change history

Public record revisions

Future verified changes will be listed from this Git-backed record.