License: Massage Therapy
Minnesota Department of Health Office of Unlicensed Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practice
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PO Box 64882
Saint Paul, MN 55164-0882
(651) 201-3731
<p xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">A person who will be providing unlicensed complementary or alternative health care services, must comply with <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/146A">Minn. Stats. Chapter 146A</a> <br /> <br />  Many cities and counties in Minnesota have business licensing requirements for massage therapy. Contact the city and county of where you will be providing services to check for business licensing requirements. The state does not license massage therapy.</p> <div style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 11pt;">Many cities and counties in Minnesota have business licensing requirements for massage therapy. Contact the city and county of where you will be providing services to check for business licensing requirements. <span style="font-family: "Open Sans", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">The state does not license massage therapy.</span></p> <p style="font-size: 9pt;"><strong style="font-size: 9pt;"><a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/146A">Minn. Stat., Chapter 146A</a> does the following</strong><span style="font-size: 9pt;">:</span></p> <ul style="font-size: 9pt;"> <li>sets out a <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/146A.01"><strong>statutory definition</strong></a> of complementary and alternative health care practice; <br /></li> <li>requires all CAP providers to provide each client with a <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/146A.11" style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>client bill of rights</strong></a>; <br /></li> <li>sets out <a href="https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/146A.08"><strong>prohibited acts</strong></a> for CAP providers; </li> </ul> <div style="font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Refer</strong> to the Minnesota ELicensing information from the Minnesota Dept. of Health for<strong> <a href="https://mn.gov/elicense/agencies/#/detail/appId/0/id/231209">Unlicensed Complementary and Alternative Health Care Practitioners</a></strong></div> <div style="font-size: 9pt;"> </div> <div style="font-size: 10pt;"> </div> </div> None
- Stand-alone license
- Third-party exam required
- No education required
- No continuing education requirement
- No experience required
- No criminal record requirements
License information updated 10/13/2021