Continuing education by state

Kansas Massage Therapy Continuing Education & Renewal Requirements

CE hours: No current statewide CE requirement. There is no statewide renewal cycle. Wichita uses a two-year local therapist permit and business-license cycle.

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

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CE and renewal at a glance

Licensing information reviewed 2026-07-28

CE hours
No current statewide CE requirement
License renewal
There is no statewide renewal cycle. Wichita uses a two-year local therapist permit and business-license cycle.
CE reporting period
No statewide massage CE reporting period applies.

No statewide requirement. No current statewide CE requirement is reported here. Local credentials and voluntary credentials can carry separate obligations, and any future registration rules are listed with the state's full requirements.

Licensing information reviewed 2026-07-28 · 3 official sources · each answer below shows its own review date

Kansas local governments; no statewide massage-therapy licensing board identified

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

Kansas has no statewide massage-license CE requirement. A local ordinance or private credential may impose separate obligations.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Renewal timing and fees

Renewal cycle

There is no statewide renewal cycle. Wichita uses a two-year local therapist permit and business-license cycle.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Renewal deadline

No statewide deadline applies; follow the issuing local government's credential dates.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Renewal fees

No statewide renewal fee applies. Wichita's official summary lists the local permit and business fees; local fees vary.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Reporting period, first renewal and carryover

CE reporting period

No statewide massage CE reporting period applies.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed

Carryover

No statewide massage CE carryover rule applies.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed

Required topics

Required categories

No statewide massage-specific CE subjects apply.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed

State-specific topics

No statewide massage CE reporting period applies. No statewide massage CE carryover rule applies.

CE guidance reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed

Online and course format

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

Proof of CE, audits and record keeping

Renewal documentation

Maintain the records required by the issuing local government, employer, insurer, or voluntary credential.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Reporting and proof of CE

Maintain the records required by the issuing local government, employer, insurer, or voluntary credential.

CE guidance reviewed: Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Approved providers and courses

How CE is approved

Kansas has no statewide massage-license CE requirement. A local ordinance or private credential may impose separate obligations.

CE guidance reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Provider & course recognition

No statewide massage-specific CE subjects apply.

CE guidance reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed

Professional organizations' role in CENot confirmed

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

CE guidance reviewed: No official source linked to this item

Late renewal, reinstatement and inactive status

Late renewal / reinstatement

No statewide massage late-renewal process applies; local procedures control.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Inactive status / reactivation

No statewide massage inactive-license status applies; local procedures control.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Who these requirements apply to

Credential and statewide scopeConfirm details

Kansas statute excludes specified relaxation and conditioning massage from the healing-arts act, and no statewide massage-therapy license was identified. Local governments may license therapists and massage businesses.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 1: Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusions, accessed Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed

Local requirements

Municipal regulation is material. Wichita licenses therapists and businesses; Overland Park and other jurisdictions publish separate massage provisions.

Licensing information reviewed: Source 2: City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resources, accessed Source 3: Overland Park Municipal Code Chapter 5.50 — Massage Therapy, accessed

Changes in the law

No separate item is recorded for Kansas here.

Sources for Kansas

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.

  1. Kansas Statutes Annotated 65-2872 — Healing-Arts Exclusionsaccessed
  2. City of Wichita — Massage Therapy Licensing and Ordinance Resourcesaccessed
  3. Overland Park Municipal Code Chapter 5.50 — Massage Therapyaccessed
This page summarizes published continuing-education and renewal rules for informational purposes. It is not legal or board-approval advice, and nothing here guarantees a course, provider, or record will be accepted. Your authority’s current published rules govern your renewal.