Massage Establishment Licensing by State Massage establishment licensing by state Source: lookbeforeyoubookamassage.com/massage-establishment-licensing-in-the-us · Updated June 2026 · Laws subject to change — contact the state board for current information Has establishment licensing No state-level establishment licensing ↑ Click any green state to view its law
Massage Establishment Licensing in the US
Updated June 10, 2026. Laws/language subject to change. Contact the State Board for updates/changes. Alabama https://admincode.legislature.state.al.us/api/chapter/532-X-4MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENT LICENSURE AND STANDARDSTABLE OF CONTENTS532-X-4-.01 Massage Therapy Establishment LicenseRequired532-X-4-.02 Requirements For Licensed Massage TherapyEstablishments532-X-4-.03 Massage Therapist Establishment InitialLicense Application532-X-4-.04 Massage Therapy Establishment LicenseRenewal532-X-4-.05 Licensed Massage Therapy EstablishmentChange Of Location532-X-4-.06 Code Of Ethics For Licensed MassageTherapy Establishment “Ala.Code […]
Dear Polaris
Thank you for saddling the massage therapy profession with the derogatory term Illicit Massage Business. (Sarcasm) Your 2017 report Human Trafficking in Illicit Massage Businesses (no longer on your website but found on archive.org) started referring to these businesses as Illicit Massage Businesses. The use of these words implies that massage and the massage therapy […]
Weekly Update:02/10/2023
This week in Untangling the Massage Profession from Sex Work: The numbers of places showing up on that awful website that I will not name, continues to grow in most states. The highest numbers are in CA, NY, FL and TX. See Facebook Post Images One of the main ways to bring awareness to the […]

