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Minnesota massage licensing record

As of July 25, 2026, Minnesota had no operational statewide massage practitioner credential. Current Chapter 146A and local licensing remain material, while Chapter 115 stages future registration and title protection.

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

Minnesota Department of Health for future statewide registration; municipalities for current local licensing

US-MN · VERIFIED 2026-07-25

Overview

No operational statewide practitioner credential on the access date; local licensing and Chapter 146A apply

Last verified 2026-07-25 · next review 2026-08-15

Municipal licensing remains material; title protection begins January 1, 2028 and municipal preemption is staged for July 1, 2028.

Regulatory authority

Minnesota Department of Health for future statewide registration; municipalities for current local licensing

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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
No operational statewide credential as of 2026-07-25; future Registered Massage Therapist (RMT) and Registered Asian Bodywork Therapist (RABT)
Minimum education
See the official record.
Approved education
No current statewide education threshold applies. Chapter 115 stages transitional paths and, beginning July 1, 2031, generally uses an accredited program or at least 625 hours including 500 instructional and 125 supervised clinical hours.
Examination
No statewide licensing examination was operational on the access date.
MBLEx relationship
No current statewide MBLEx requirement applies. Future registration details must follow enacted law and Department implementation rather than assumptions.
Application
No statewide massage-registration application was operational on the access date. Local application processes vary; future Department forms remain to be implemented.
Application fees
No current statewide practitioner fee applies. Future initial and renewal fees may not exceed $640.50; this is a statutory ceiling, not a charged amount.
Background check or fingerprinting
No current statewide massage-license background process applies. Future registration requires a criminal background check.
Reciprocity or endorsement
No current statewide reciprocity path applies. Future law includes out-of-state credential and transitional experience pathways.
Additional requirements
Current practitioners remain subject to Chapter 146A and applicable local requirements; future registrants must meet enacted insurance and registration conditions.

Renewal

Renewal and continuing education

Cycle
No current statewide renewal cycle; future registration renews every two years.
Deadline model
Future Department implementation will establish operational deadlines.
Fees
No current statewide renewal fee. Future initial and renewal fees may not exceed $640.50; Chapter 115 also sets $50 late, annual inactive, reactivation, and temporary-registration amounts.
Continuing education
No current statewide CE requirement applies, and no routine CE mandate was identified in the enacted future registration text. Local credentials may differ.
Required subjects
No statewide required CE subjects were established; local requirements may apply.
Documentation
Current local licensing documentation varies. Future Department registration procedures remain to be implemented.
Carryover
Not applicable because no statewide routine CE requirement was established.
Late renewal
No current statewide late-renewal path applies. Chapter 115 creates future late and reactivation paths.
Inactive license
Future law creates inactive status and reactivation; these were not operational statewide paths on the access date.

Practice information

Scope, titles, and local requirements

Scope of practice
Current massage practice is governed through Chapter 146A and local regulation rather than an operational statewide massage license; Chapter 115 creates future registration boundaries.
Protected titles
Future RMT and RABT title protection begins January 1, 2028. Unregistered complementary-health practitioners may continue without protected titles, subject to law.
Restrictions
Future registered practice excludes diagnosis, high-velocity manipulation, needles, prescriptive exercise, specified traction, injection, laser, diathermy, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, iontophoresis, and phonophoresis.
Municipal or local requirements
Municipal massage licensing remains material. Chapter 115 stages municipal preemption for July 1, 2028, so current local requirements must be checked separately.
Practitioner notes
Future registrants must carry at least $2,000,000 per occurrence and $6,000,000 annual aggregate liability coverage; no current statewide massage credential was operational on the access date.

Authoritative sources

Official record evidence

Change history

Public record revisions

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