Minnesota Massage Therapy Continuing Education & Renewal Requirements
CE hours: No current statewide CE requirement. No current statewide renewal cycle. Enacted optional registrations expire two years after issuance.
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 2026-07-25
- CE hours
- No current statewide CE requirement
- License renewal
- No current statewide renewal cycle. Enacted optional registrations expire two years after issuance.
- CE reporting period
- No statewide CE reporting period applies on the access date.
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.
Responsible authority
Minnesota Department of Health for future statewide registration; municipalities for current local licensing
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 exceptionsConfirm details
No current statewide CE requirement applies, and no routine CE mandate was identified in the enacted future registration text. Local credentials may differ.
Renewal timing and fees
- Renewal cycle
No current statewide renewal cycle. Enacted optional registrations expire two years after issuance.
- Renewal deadlineConfirm details
The enacted renewal application and fee are due before registration expires; operational procedures remain pending MDH implementation.
- Renewal 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.
Reporting period, first renewal and carryover
- CE reporting period
No statewide CE reporting period applies on the access date.
- Carryover
Not applicable because no statewide routine CE requirement was established.
Required topics
- Required categoriesConfirm details
No statewide required CE subjects were established; local requirements may apply.
- State-specific topicsConfirm details
No statewide CE subject requirement was established; local rules may apply.
Online and course format
MassageData doesn’t list a separate online or in-person course rule for Minnesota. Confirm format limits with the authority before buying a course.
Proof of CE, audits and record keeping
- Renewal documentationConfirm details
Future registration renewal requires proof of professional liability coverage of at least $2 million per occurrence and $6 million annual aggregate. Current local documentation varies; MDH procedures remain pending.
- Reporting and proof of CE
Current local documentation varies. Future Department procedures remain to be implemented.
Approved providers and courses
- How CE is approvedConfirm details
No current statewide routine CE requirement applies; local requirements may differ. Future registry implementation remains pending MDH rulemaking.
- Provider & course recognition
No current statewide CE-provider approval model applies. Check local requirements and MDH implementation updates.
- Official CE resourceConfirm details
Minnesota enacted registration law
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
No current statewide late-renewal path applies. Chapter 115 creates future late and reactivation paths.
- Inactive status / reactivation
Future law creates inactive status and reactivation; these were not operational statewide paths on the access date.
Who these requirements apply to
- Credential and statewide scope
No mandatory statewide massage license applies. Enacted state registration is optional; local practitioner credentials may currently be required.
- Local requirementsConfirm details
Current local practitioner licensing may apply. From July 1, 2028, state law preempts municipal licensing of individual massage and Asian bodywork therapists; municipalities may continue licensing establishments.
Changes in the law
- Rulemaking / implementation: Registration and advisory council implementationConfirm details
MDH has begun rulemaking for practice standards, ethics, and registry implementation. Proposed timelines and operational details remain pending.
Use the stated effective date and confirm implementation with the authority.
- Enacted future change: Title protection and municipal preemptionConfirm details
Protected titles begin January 1, 2028; individual municipal licensing is preempted July 1, 2028, with establishment licensing retained.
Use the stated effective date and confirm implementation with the authority.
- Enacted future change: Later education phaseConfirm details
The accredited-program or 625-hour education phase begins July 1, 2031.
Use the stated effective date and confirm implementation with the authority.
Authoritative sources
Sources for Minnesota
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.