Indiana Massage Therapy Continuing Education & Renewal Requirements

CE requirement and exceptions

Complete 24 hours during the four-year cycle; current Board certification may satisfy the requirement under PLA instructions.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Administrative Code — Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Renewal cycle

Licenses renew every four years.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Administrative Code — Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Renewal deadline

The deadline is May 15 in each fourth year; PLA identifies 2025 and 2029 cycle years.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25

Renewal 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.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 4: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Reinstatement Form, accessed 2026-07-25

CE reporting period

The 24-hour requirement uses the four-year renewal cycle, with proration for an initial license held for only part of a cycle.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Administrative Code — Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Carryover

Hours may not be carried into a later renewal period.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Administrative Code — Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Required categories

At least 2 hours must address ethics.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Administrative Code — Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

State-specific topics

At least 2 hours address ethics.

CE guidance reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

MassageData doesn’t list a separate online or in-person course rule for Indiana. Confirm format limits with the authority before buying a course.

Renewal documentation

Attest at renewal and retain documentation for audit under current PLA instructions and rule.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Administrative Code — Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Reporting and proof of CE

Attest at renewal and retain evidence for possible Board audit.

CE guidance reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

How CE is approved

Indiana requires 24 hours per four-year renewal cycle, prorated for licenses held for only part of the cycle.

CE guidance reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Provider & course recognition

Current PLA instructions and Board rules govern qualifying CE and the current Board-certification alternative.

CE guidance reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Official CE resourceConfirm details

Indiana official CE authority

Open official resource →

Use the authority's current provider and course acceptance rules.

CE guidance reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25

Professional organizations' role in CENot confirmed

The official sources for this item are missing or incomplete, so no answer is shown.

CE guidance reviewed: 2026-07-25No official source linked to this item

Late renewal / reinstatement

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.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25

Inactive status / reactivation

Use the current PLA reinstatement process for expired credentials; no broad inactive status was established in this pass.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 2: Indiana Administrative Code — Massage Therapy Board Rules, accessed 2026-07-25

Credential and statewide scope

Indiana requires a state license for regulated massage practice, subject to statutory exemptions.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 1: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Licensing Information, accessed 2026-07-25Source 3: Indiana Code Title 25, Article 21.8 — Massage Therapy, accessed 2026-07-25

Local requirementsConfirm details

No separate statewide massage-establishment license was identified in the reviewed PLA sources; local requirements remain outside this review.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 3: Indiana Code Title 25, Article 21.8 — Massage Therapy, accessed 2026-07-25Source 5: Indiana PLA — Massage Therapy Home, accessed 2026-07-25

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Rulemaking / implementation: LSA Document 24-603Confirm details

PLA tracks proposed disciplinary fine and penalty provisions. No final rule is asserted here.

Use the stated effective date and confirm implementation with the authority.

Licensing information reviewed: 2026-07-25SourcesSource 6: Indiana PLA — LSA Document 24-603, accessed 2026-07-25