Florida Massage Therapy Continuing Education & Renewal Requirements
CE hours: 24 hrs. Florida massage therapist licenses renew biennially.
Statewide requirements and local rules are identified separately. This page is general information, not legal advice.
Overview
CE and renewal at a glance
Licensing information reviewed 2026-08-02
- CE hours
- 24 hrs
- License renewal
- Florida massage therapist licenses renew biennially.
- CE reporting period
- The 24-hour CE requirement applies to subsequent biennial renewals; the first renewal uses the Board's month-based proration.
Check the requirement's scope, exceptions and reporting period. An item marked “Not confirmed” never means that no CE is required.
Before you rely on these answers
- Not confirmed: Renewal documentation
Each item explains the issue and links its official sources. Everything else on this page is sourced as stated.
Responsible authority
Florida Department of Health, Board of Massage Therapy
- AuthorityVisit the official authority
- RenewalOfficial renewal information
- StatutesOfficial statutes or rules
The authority’s current rules govern your renewal. Confirm requirements with it before you rely on a course or a date.
CE hours
- CE requirement and exceptions
The first renewal is prorated: total required hours equal the number of months and partial months licensed and include the required medical-errors and human-trafficking courses. Subsequent biennial renewals require 24 hours under the Board's subject and delivery allocation. Current Rule 64B7-28.009, effective June 5, 2023, controls; the earlier temporary distance exception is not projected into the current cycle.
- Hour total
24
Renewal timing and fees
- Renewal cycle
Florida massage therapist licenses renew biennially.
- Renewal deadline
The current Board page identifies August 31, 2027 as the active cycle expiration and publishes timely, late, and delinquent fee bands.
- Renewal fees
Current published active-license fees are $105 timely, $205 late, and $310 when notified delinquent. Fingerprint retention may add $43.25.
Reporting period, first renewal and carryover
- CE reporting period
The 24-hour CE requirement applies to subsequent biennial renewals; the first renewal uses the Board's month-based proration.
- CarryoverConfirm details
No carryover authorization was identified in the reviewed current Board guidance.
- First renewal / proration
Use Florida's renewal requirements for the exact 24-hour and first-renewal allocations. Current Rule 64B7-28.009 controls the classroom and hands-on treatment; expired temporary distance relief is not current.
Required topics
- Required categories
For the first renewal, the prorated total includes 2 medical-errors hours, 1 human-trafficking hour, and general hours based on months and partial months licensed over three months. Subsequent renewals require 12 classroom, in-person massage-technique hours including hands-on instruction or demonstration, 2 medical-errors hours, 1 human-trafficking hour, 2 Florida laws-and-rules hours, 2 ethics hours, and 5 general hours.
- State-specific topics
Use Florida's renewal requirements for the exact 24-hour and first-renewal allocations. Current Rule 64B7-28.009 controls the classroom and hands-on treatment; expired temporary distance relief is not current.
- CPR / first aidNot confirmed
The official sources reviewed do not establish this.
Online and course format
- Online and course format
For the first renewal, the prorated total includes 2 medical-errors hours, 1 human-trafficking hour, and general hours based on months and partial months licensed over three months. Subsequent renewals require 12 classroom, in-person massage-technique hours including hands-on instruction or demonstration, 2 medical-errors hours, 1 human-trafficking hour, 2 Florida laws-and-rules hours, 2 ethics hours, and 5 general hours.
- Practical / hands-on
For the first renewal, the prorated total includes 2 medical-errors hours, 1 human-trafficking hour, and general hours based on months and partial months licensed over three months. Subsequent renewals require 12 classroom, in-person massage-technique hours including hands-on instruction or demonstration, 2 medical-errors hours, 1 human-trafficking hour, 2 Florida laws-and-rules hours, 2 ethics hours, and 5 general hours.
Proof of CE, audits and record keeping
- Renewal documentationNot confirmed
Approved providers report completed courses through CE Broker, and the electronic transcript is used in renewal monitoring. Board staff does not routinely accept certificates in place of that transcript. Continuing-education providers retain completion records for at least 4 years; a separate licensee retention duration was not confirmed in the reviewed current sources.
- Reporting and proof of CE
Use Florida's renewal documentation requirement for CE Broker monitoring and the provider-specific four-year retention rule; no separate licensee retention duration is projected.
- Certificate requirementsNot confirmed
This has not yet been checked against the official sources, so no answer is shown.
- Record retention
Use Florida's renewal documentation requirement for CE Broker monitoring and the provider-specific four-year retention rule; no separate licensee retention duration is projected.
- Audits
Use Florida's renewal documentation requirement for CE Broker monitoring and the provider-specific four-year retention rule; no separate licensee retention duration is projected.
- Renewal attestationNot confirmed
The official sources reviewed do not establish this.
Approved providers and courses
- How CE is approved
Use Florida's renewal requirements for the controlling biennial, first-renewal, subject, and current classroom-allocation rules. The Board defines approved-provider expectations and CE Broker reporting.
- Provider & course recognitionConfirm details
Use Board-recognized providers and confirm that each course fits the required subject and classroom categories.
- Official CE resourceConfirm details
Florida Board licensed massage therapist and CE guidance
Open official resource →Use the authority's current provider and course acceptance rules.
- Professional organizations' role in CENot confirmed
The official sources for this item are missing or incomplete, so no answer is shown.
Late renewal, reinstatement and inactive status
- Late renewal / reinstatement
The Board publishes separate timely, late, and notified-delinquent fee totals for the current cycle.
- Inactive status / reactivation
Inactive and reactivation requirements are governed by the Board and general health-profession rules; this information does not reduce those paths to the active-renewal fee table.
Who these requirements apply to
- Credential and statewide scope
A Florida license is generally required to practice massage therapy unless a statutory exemption applies. This information does not determine which municipality-specific requirements apply to a particular address.
- Local requirements
Chapter 480 permits county or municipal regulation within statutory limits, but this information does not identify any requirement for a particular locality or address.
Changes in the law
No separate item is recorded for Florida here.
Authoritative sources
Sources for Florida
Each answer shows the date it was reviewed and numbers the official sources behind it. An access date records when a source was last opened; it does not change a review date.
- Florida Board of Massage Therapy — Licensed Massage Therapistaccessed
- Florida Administrative Code Rule 64B7-28.009 — Required Continuing Education for Massage Therapistsaccessed
- Florida Statutes Chapter 480 — Massage Therapy Practiceaccessed
- Florida Statutes Section 455.2178 — Continuing Education Providersaccessed
- Florida Board of Massage Therapy — Statutes and Rulesaccessed