The Nevada Legislative Commission approved the Nevada Board of Massage Therapy’s decision to increase the minimum education hour requirement for massage therapy students and to retire the International Therapy Examination Counsel (ITEC) exam for license applicants. Find out the new minimum hour requirement and what your school can do for current ITEC applicants.
Nevada
State Board of Massage Therapy
1755 E Plumb Lane, Suite 252
Reno, NV 89502
Fax: 775-786-4264
Email: nvmassagebd@state.nv.us
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Title: Licensed Massage Therapist
Requirement: 625 hours MBLEX, NCETM, NCETMB, CESI, ITEC, ARCB, IIR, or NCBTMB-R, fingerprint background check and 2x2” photo
Renewal: 24 hours/2 years (12 hours each year)
Nevada becomes the first state to adopt the Massage Compact to simplify interstate massage therapy practice and regulation.
The Nevada legislature introduced Senate Bill 270, the Massage Compact, in March 2023. If you believe an interstate license would benefit massage therapists, write a letter to your representatives.
Nevada AB 179 was signed into law earlier this year. The law makes several important changes to the regulation of reflexology and structural integration in Nevada. The changes include:
Nevada AB 126 was signed into law by Governor Sandoval on June 5, 2015, and will go into effect on October 1, 2015. Under the new law:
Nevada AB 126, recently introduced in the state legislature, proposes to make several changes to the state’s massage therapy law. Among those proposed changes are:
On February 2, 2011, the Nevada State Board of Massage Therapists (NSBMT) held a workshop to solicit comments on the following topics it has included in proposed regulations: education requirements, requirements for restroom signage, changes to the existing regulation regarding unethical or unprofessional conduct, and a new requirement for a “managing therapist.”
Senate bill 119, sponsored by Senator Carlton, would revise the provisions governing the regulation of massage therapists. If passed, the bill would allow the board to issue administrative citations, impose administrative fines up to $50,000; and would require law enforcement to give the board any records they request relating to a charge of prostitution, violence, or sexual offense.
To read the entire bill, go to http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/SB/SB119.pdf.
The Nevada State Board of Massage Therapists has given notice of public hearings scheduled to receive comments from all interested persons regarding the adoption of regulations that pertain to the practice of massage therapy.
To view the proposed regulations, go to:
http://www.massagetherapy.nv.gov/meetings/2008/2008-04-11-NoticeAdoptRegs-MTB.pdf.