Alaska
“Sec. 08.61.070. Practice of massage therapy without license prohibited. (a) A person may not practice massage therapy or represent that the person is a massage therapist unless the person holds a valid license under this chapter. In this subsection, a person represents that the person is a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses a title or description of services that incorporates one or more of the following terms or designations: massage, massage
practitioner, massage therapist, massage therapy, therapeutic massage, massage technician, massage technology, massagist, masseur, masseuse, myotherapist, myotherapy, or another term describing a traditional European or contemporary western massage method, or a derivation of a term that implies a massage technique or method.
(b) A person who knowingly violates (a) of this section is guilty of a class B misdemeanor. “
Arizona
“32-4252. Use of title; restrictions; violation; classification
A. No person may claim to be a massage therapist or use any terms or references in any advertisement, statement or publication to suggest to the public that the person is a massage therapist unless that person is a massage therapist licensed pursuant to this chapter.
B. The board may adopt rules to implement this section including the identification of references that may be used only by persons licensed under this chapter or exempt from licensure under this chapter.
C. A person who is not licensed pursuant to this chapter shall not use any of these titles or abbreviations or any other abbreviation or other words, letters, signs or figures to indicate that the person using the title is licensed pursuant to this chapter.
D. An establishment or business that employs or contracts with persons who are licensed under this chapter shall not advertise on behalf of those persons unless the services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a person licensed pursuant to this chapter.
E. A person or entity that violates this section is guilty of a class 1 misdemeanor.
Arkansas
“17-86-301. Registration required–Exemptions
(a) It shall be unlawful:
(1) (A) For any person who does not hold a valid license to use the following titles: massage therapist, massage practitioner, myotherapist, massotherapist, massage technologist, masseur, masseuse, therapy technologist, master massage therapist, massage therapy instructor, or any derivation of those titles
or to advertise such titles; or
(B) For any person who does not hold the applicable license issued by the Department of Health to engage professionally for payment, barter, donation, or exchange in the practice or instruction of massage therapy as defined in this chapter;
(2) For any person to operate or conduct any massage therapy clinic or massage therapy school which does not conform to the sanitary rules contained in § 17-86-302, in state law, in local ordinances, or in those rules which may be adopted by the State Board of Health;
(3) To employ any person to practice or instruct under this chapter who does not hold a valid license issued by the department;
(4) For any person to operate a massage therapy school or clinic without its first being registered under the provisions of this chapter as a licensed massage therapy school or registered clinic; or
(5) For the department or other individual or entity to incorporate privileges or certification requirements of any private organization, private professional association, or private accrediting agency within Arkansas massage laws or its rules. However, the department may adopt as its licensure exam an exam drafted and administered by a private organization, private professional association, or private accreditation agency.”
Colorado
“12-235-105. Use of massage titles restricted. Only a person licensed under this article 235 to practice massage therapy may use the titles “massage therapist”, “licensed massage therapist”, “massage practitioner”, “masseuse”, “masseur”, the letters “M.T.” or “L.M.T.”, or any other generally accepted terms, letters, or figures that indicate that the person is a massage therapist.”
Connecticut
“Sec. 20-206b. Practice restricted to licensed persons. Qualifications. Application and renewal. Fees. Exceptions. Medical referral required. Penalty for knowing or willful employment of unlicensed person. (a) (1) No person shall engage in the practice of massage therapy unless the person has obtained a license from the department pursuant to this section.
(d) It shall be a violation of this section for any person who does not hold a current license as a massage therapist to advertise massage therapy services by using the term “”massage””, “”massage therapist””, “”licensed massage therapist””, “”massage practitioner””, “”massagist””, “”masseur”” or “”masseuse””, “”shiatsu””, “”acupressure””, “”Thai massage””, “”Thai yoga massage”” or “”Thai yoga””, except as provided in subsection (e) of this section.”
Delaware
“(3) “Massage and bodywork therapist” shall mean a person who represents himself or herself to the public by any title or description of services incorporating the words “bodywork,” “massage,” “massage therapist,” “massage therapy,” “massage practitioner,” “massagist,” “masseur,” “masseuse,” or who engages in the practice of massage and bodywork for a fee, monetary or otherwise
https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c053/sc01/index.html“
Georgia
“(2) The Massage Therapy Practice Act (O.C.G.A. § 43-24A) does not restrict or prevent the practice, services or activities of any natural person legally operating under the authority of other licensing laws in Georgia, provided that, the individual does not use the title of “”Massage Therapist”” unless such individual holds a massage therapy license issued by the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy.(3) Only duly licensed massage therapists practicing in accordance with the Board rules and Georgia law may practice massage therapy in Georgia, or, use in connection with their own name or that of their business or employer, the terms massage, massage therapy, massage therapist, massage practitioner, or the letters M.T. or L.M.T. or any other representation either direct or indirect, indicating to the general public that massage therapy is provided or available. Such activities are prohibited unless the provider is an actively licensed massage therapist by the Georgia Board of Massage Therapy. “
Idaho
“54-4005. LICENSE REQUIRED. (1) A person shall not practice massage therapy for compensation or hold himself or herself out to others as a massage therapist without first receiving from the board a license to engage in that practice.
(2) A person holds himself or herself out to others as a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses any title or description including “”massage therapist,”” “”massagist,”” “”massotherapist,”” “”myotherapist,”” “”body therapist,”” “”massage technician,”” “”massage practitioner”” or any derivation
of those terms that implies this practice.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person who is not a licensed massage therapist under this chapter to advertise using the term “”massage therapist.”” Any person who holds a license to practice as a massage therapist in this state may use the title “”licensed massage therapist.”” No other person shall assume this title or use an abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs or figures to indicate that the person using the title is a licensed massage therapist”
Indiana
“IC 25-21.8-4-3 Prohibitions Sec. 3. An individual who is not licensed under this article may not:
(1) profess to be a licensed massage therapist;
(2) use:
(A) the title “”Certified Massage Therapist””, “”Massage Therapist””, “”Licensed Massage Therapist””, “”Medical Massage Therapist””, “”Clinical Massage Therapist””, “”Masseuse””, “”Masseur””, “”Bodyworker””, “”Muscle Mechanic””, or a similar term; or
(B) the abbreviation “”CMT””, “”MT””, “”LMT””, “”MMT””, or other initials, words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia to imply that the individual is a licensed massage therapist or practices massage therapy; or
(3) practice or offer to provide massage therapy.
Iowa
“152C.5 Practice or use of title — license required.
- The practice of massage therapy as defined in section 152C.1 is strictly prohibited by unlicensed individuals. It is a serious misdemeanor for a person to engage in or offer to engage in the practice of massage therapy, or use in connection with the person’s name, the initials “L. M. T.” or the words “licensed massage therapist”, “massage therapist”, “masseur”, “masseuse”, or any other word or title that implies or represents that the person practices massage therapy, unless the person possesses a license issued under the provisions of section 152C.3.
- It shall be an affirmative defense to a prosecution for a violation of subsection 1, in
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Kentucky
“309.353 License required to practice massage therapy or use titles, advertisements, or signs indicating massage therapy is provided.
(1) No person shall practice massage therapy or hold himself or herself out to be a massage therapist unless the person meets the educational and licensing requirements of KRS 309.358 and 309.360 and holds a valid license that has not been suspended or revoked.
(2) A licensed massage therapist may represent himself or herself as a massage therapist or licensed massage therapist and may use the abbreviation “”L.M.T.”” as part of or immediately following his or her name to identify the profession.
(3) It shall be unlawful for any person, or for any business entity, its employees, agents, or representatives, to practice massage or massage therapy or to use in connection with his, her, or its name or business activity the words “”massage,”” “”massage therapy,”” “”massage therapist,”” “”massage practitioner,”” “”masseur,”” or “”masseuse,”” or the letters “”L.M.T.,”” or any other words, letters, abbreviations, or insignia indicating or implying directly or indirectly that massage therapy is provided or supplied unless massage therapy is provided by a massage therapist licensed and practicing in accordance with KRS 309.350 to 309.364.
(4) Any advertisement or sign to induce the public into believing that one is a massage therapist shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section if the person making the advertisement or displaying the sign is not licensed to practice massage therapy in accordance with KRS 309.350 to 309.364.
Maryland
(a) An individual who is not a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner under this title may not advertise or claim by title, abbreviation, sign, card, or any other representation that the individual practices massage, massage therapy, myotherapy, or any synonym or derivation of these terms.
(b) An individual who is a registered massage practitioner under this title, or a business entity that employs an individual who is a registered massage practitioner under this title, may not advertise to the public that the individual or business entity provides health–related therapeutic massage services.
(c) Unless authorized to practice under this title, a person may not use the title “massage therapist”, “MT”, “licensed massage therapist”, “LMT”, “massage practitioner”, “MP”, “registered massage practitioner”, or “RMP”, or any other term or title with the intent to represent that the person practices massage therapy.
(d) (1) An individual may not perform a massage or offer to perform a massage on another individual for compensation unless the individual who performs the massage or offers to perform a massage is a licensed massage therapist or registered massage practitioner.
(2) A law enforcement officer may demand proof of licensure or registration.
Massachusetts
Section 235. (a) Only persons duly licensed under this chapter shall be designated as massage therapists and entitled to use the term “massage” when advertising or printing promotional material. Any person who uses the term “massage” in his professional title without being authorized to do so shall be subject to discipline by the board.
Anyone who: (i) knowingly aids and abets another to use the term “massage” as part of a professional title when the person is not authorized to do so; or (ii) knowingly employs persons not authorized to use the regulated professional title in the course of such employment, shall also be subject to a disciplinary proceeding before the board. It shall also be a violation of this chapter for a person to advertise: (1) as a massage therapist, also known as a muscular therapist, myotherapist, masseur, masseuse or a massage therapy establishment unless a person in its employment holds a valid license under this chapter; (2) by combining advertising for a licensed massage therapy service with escort or dating services; (3) as performing massage in a form in which the person has not received training, or of a type which is not licensed or otherwise recognized by law or administrative rule; or (4) by using any term other than therapeutic massage or massage therapy to refer to the service. The term “advertise” as used in this section shall include, but not be limited to, the issuance of a card, sign or device to another; the causing, permitting, or allowing of any sign or marking on or in any building, vehicle or structure; advertising in a newspaper or magazine or on television; any listing or advertising in a directory under a classification or heading that includes the word “massage” or commercials broadcast by airwave transmission.
Mississippi
“Mississippi Massage Act(2) No person may advertise massage or practice massage for compensation in this state unless he is licensed as a massage therapist by the board. No person may use the title of or
represent himself to be a massage therapist or use any other title, abbreviations, letters,
figures, signs or devices that indicate that the person is a massage therapist unless he is
licensed to practice massage therapy under the provisions of this chapter. A current massage
therapy license issued by the board shall at all times be prominently displayed in any place
where massage therapy ls being practiced.
(3) No practice of, or advertisement by any means of, any type of therapy involving soft
tissue movement by the use of any body part, instrument(s) or device(s), or any term that
may be interpreted to involve massage, shiatsu, acupressure, oriental, Eastern or Asian
massage techniques, spa, rub, or therapeutic touch. shall be allowed unless that therapy is
performed by person(s) who are licensed or exempt as stated in this chapter.
Missouri
324.270. Massage or body work titles prohibited, when — division or board may contract for legal services for enforcement of chapter. — A person who does not hold a license to practice massage therapy or a license to operate a massage business or is not exempted from obtaining a license pursuant to subsection 7 of section 324.265 shall not use the words “massage”, “body work”, or any of their synonyms on any sign or in any other form of advertising, unless specifically exempted by the board. The division or board may, in its discretion, contract with legal counsel for legal services, not directly related to pending litigation, which it deems necessary for the administration or enforcement of the provisions of this chapter.
Montana
“3) “”Massage therapist”“, “”licensed massage therapist””, “”L.M.T.””, “”masseur””, or “”masseuse””
means a person who is licensed by the board to practice massage therapy. The terms are equivalent
terms, and any derivation of the phrases or any letters implying the phrases are equivalent terms. Any
reference to any one of the terms in this chapter includes the others
Nevada
“NRS 640C.910 Certain acts prohibited without license; penalties.
1. If a person is not licensed to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration pursuant to this chapter, the person shall not:
(a) Engage in the practice of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration:
(b) Use in connection with his or her name the words or letters “L.M.T.,” “licensed massage therapist,” “licensed massage technician,” “M.T.,” “massage technician,” “massage therapist,” “licensed reflexologist,” “reflexologist,” “licensed structural integration practitioner” or “structural integration practitioner,” or any other letters, words or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is licensed to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, or in any other way, orally, or in writing or print, or by sign, directly or by implication, use the word “massage,” “reflexology,” “structural integration” or represent himself or herself as licensed or qualified to engage in the practice of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration; or
(c) List or cause to have listed in any directory, including, without limitation, a telephone directory, his or her name or the name of his or her company under the heading “massage,” “massage therapy,” “massage therapist,” “massage technician,” “reflexologist,” “structural integration practitioner” or any other term that indicates or implies that he or she is licensed or qualified to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration.
2. If a person’s license to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration pursuant to this chapter has expired or has been suspended or revoked by the Board, the person shall not:
(a) Engage in the practice of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration;
(b) Use in connection with his or her name the words or letters “L.M.T.,” “licensed massage therapist,” “licensed massage technician,” “M.T.,” “massage technician,” “massage therapist,” “licensed reflexologist,” “reflexologist,” “licensed structural integration practitioner” or “structural integration practitioner,” or any other letters, words or insignia indicating or implying that he or she is licensed to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration, or in any other way, orally, or in writing or print, or by sign, directly or by implication, use the word “massage,” “reflexology” or “structural integration,” or represent himself or herself as licensed or qualified to engage in the practice of massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration; or
(c) List or cause to have listed in any directory, including, without limitation, a telephone directory, his or her name or the name of his or her company under the heading “massage,” “massage therapy,” “massage therapist,” “massage technician,” “reflexologist” or “structural integration practitioner,” or any other term that indicates or implies that he or she is licensed or qualified to practice massage therapy, reflexology or structural integration.
3. A person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.”
New Jersey
“45:11-73 Licensure required for use of certain titles
a. No person shall engage in the practice of massage and bodywork therapies as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist or present, call or represent himself as a licensed massage and bodywork therapist unless licensed pursuant to this amendatory and supplementary act.
b. No person shall assume, represent himself as, or use the title or designation “”massage or bodywork therapist,”” “”licensed massage and bodywork therapist”” or any title or designation which includes the words “”massage,”” “”bodywork,”” “”masseur,”” “”masseuse,”” “”shiatsu,”” “”acupressure,”” “”accupressure,”” “”accu-pressure,”” “”nuad bo’rarn,”” “”amma,”” “”anma,”” “”chi nei tsang,”” “”tuina,”” “”polarity educator,”” “”polarity therapist,”” “”polarity therapy,”” “”polarity practitioner”” or any of the abbreviations “”MT,”” “”BT,”” “”MBT,”” “”MBST,”” “”CMBT,”” “”COBT,”” “”CMT,”” “”LBT,”” “”LMBST,”” “”LMBT,”” “”LABT,”” “”LOBT,”” “”AB,”” “”ABT,”” “”OB,”” “”RPP,”” or “”LMT”” or similar abbreviations as determined by the board, unless licensed under this
amendatory and supplementary act. “
New Mexico
“61-12C-5. License required. (Repealed effective July 1, 2028.)
A. An individual shall not provide or offer to provide massage therapy for compensation unless that individual is a massage therapist.
B. An individual shall not use the title of or make any representation as being a massage therapist or use any other title, abbreviations, letters, figures, signs or devices that indicate the individual is a massage therapist unless the individual is a massage therapist
New York
29.13 Nothing in this Part shall be construed to prevent a licensed massage therapist, when advertising his or her practice, from using the letters “LMT” or from identifying areas of practice, such as, but not limited to: shiatsu, acupressure, amma, bodywork, reflexology, Swedish medical massage therapy, polarity, tuina, and connective tissue massage, provided that such identified areas of practice are within the scope of practice of massage therapy as defined in Section 7805 of the Education Law.
North Carolina
Ҥ 90-623. License to practice required.
(a) A person shall not practice or hold out himself or herself to others as a massage and bodywork therapist without first applying for and receiving from the Board a license to engage in that practice.
(b) A person holds out himself or herself to others as a massage and bodywork therapist
when the person adopts or uses any title or description including “massage therapist” “bodywork
therapist”, “masseur”, “masseuse”, “massagist”, “somatic practitioner”, “body therapist”, “structural
integrator”, or any derivation of those terms that implies this practice.
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(c) It shall be unlawful to advertise using the term “massage therapist” or “bodywork
therapist” or any other term that implies a soft tissue technique or method in any public or private
publication or communication by a person not licensed under this Article as a massage and bodywork
therapist. Any person who holds a license to practice as a massage and bodywork therapist in this State
may use the title “Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist”. No other person shall assume this title or
use an abbreviation or any other words, letters, signs, or figures to indicate that the person using the title
is a licensed massage and bodywork therapist.
.0301 PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATIONS
(a) All licensees shall use the professional title, “”Licensed Massage and Bodywork Therapist,”” or the
letters “”L.M.B.T.”” when they are holding themselves out to be a licensee in their professional
communications.
(b) Licensees shall not use any other letters or abbreviations after their name when they are holding
themselves out to be a licensee in their professional communications, except those that are conveyed by
a degree from an accredited post-secondary institution, a license from another occupational licensing
board, or certification from an agency that is approved by the National Commission on Certifying
Agencies.
(c) Licensees may also use other words descriptive of their work, consistent with Rule .0502(1), such as
areas of clinical specialty, in addition to their primary identification as a Licensed Massage and Bodywork
Therapist. “
Oklahoma
“B. 1. Therapists regulated by the Massage Therapy Practice Act shall be designated as “massage
therapists” and entitled to utilize the term “massage” when advertising or printing promotional material.
- Any person who uses a professional title regulated by the Massage Therapy Practice Act who
is not authorized to use the professional title shall be subject to disciplinary action by the Board. “
Oregon
334-010-0025 Practice of Massage(5) A person represents themselves as a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses any word(s) that implies a skill or application as defined by statute 687.011.
(6) Any person who holds a license as a massage therapist in this state may use the abbreviation “LMT.” No other person(s) may assume such title or such abbreviation or any other word[s], letters, signs, or figures to indicate that the person using the title is a licensed massage therapist. “
Pennsylvania
MASSAGE THERAPY ACTACT 118 OF 2008
(b) Title.–An individual who holds a license or is maintained on inactive status may use the title
“”Licensed Massage Therapist”” and the abbreviation “”L.M.T.”” No other individual may use the title “”Licensed
Massage Therapist”” or the title “”Massage Therapist”” or hold oneself out to others as a massage therapist. This subsection includes advertising as a massage therapist and adopting or using any title or description, including massage therapist, massage practitioner, masseur, masseuse, myotherapist or a derivative of those terms and their related abbreviations, which implies directly or indirectly that massage services are being provided. “
Rhode Island
“10.9 The Practice of Massage
A. The license to practice massage authorizes the holder to engage in applying a scientific system of activity as defined herein and in accordance with the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws Chapter 23-20.8.
B. Only individuals licensed in Rhode Island under the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws
Chapter 23-20.8 and this Part, shall practice massage and use the title “Massage Therapist.” No person, firm, partnership or corporation shall describe its services in any manner under the title “”massage”” unless such services as defined hereunder are performed by a person licensed to practice massage. Only a person licensed under R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-20.8-3 and this Part as a massage therapist may use the title “”massage therapist,”” “licensed massage therapist,” and the abbreviation “LMT.”
C. Licensed practitioners shall maintain and be governed by acceptable sanitary, safe and scientific standards of practice in accordance with National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), Standards of Practice incorporated above by reference at § 10.2(A) of this Part.
D. Licensed practitioners shall conduct his or her professional activities in accordance with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), Code of Ethics incorporated above by reference at §10.2(B) of this Part.
§ 23-20.8-3. Practice of massage therapy — License required — Use of title limited — Qualifications for licenses continuing education — Fees.
(a) A person shall not practice, or hold himself or herself out to others as practicing massage therapy, or as a massage therapist, without first receiving from the board a license to engage in that practice.
(b) A person shall hold himself or herself out to others as a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses any title or description, including: “massage therapist,” “masseur,” “masseuse,” “massagist,” “massotherapist,” “myotherapist,” “body therapist,” “massage technician,” “massage practitioner,” or any derivation of those terms that implies this practice.
(c) It shall be unlawful to advertise the practice of massage therapy using the term massage therapy, or any other term that implies a massage technique or method, in any public or private publication or communication by a person not licensed by the state of Rhode Island department of health as a massage therapist. Any person who holds a license to practice as a massage therapist in this state may use the title “licensed massage therapist” and the abbreviation “LMT.” No other persons may assume this title or use such abbreviation or any other word, letters, signs, or figures to indicate that the person using the title is a licensed massage therapist. A massage therapist’s name and license number must conspicuously appear on all of the massage therapist’s print and electronic material. A massage therapist licensed under this chapter must have available his or her license in all places of business practice.
(d)(1) The board shall, by rule, establish requirements for continuing education. The board may establish such requirements to be completed and verified annually. The board shall require no more than six (6) continuing education units annually.
(2) Applicants for annual licensure renewal shall meet continuing education requirements as prescribed by the board. On application for renewal of license, massage therapists shall attest to completion of six (6) continuing education units annually that may include, but not be limited to:
(i) Formal presentations;
(ii) Conferences;
(iii) Coursework from a massage school or program, accredited college/university; and/or
(iv) Self-study or online coursework.
The programs or offerings shall be approved or sponsored by a board-approved organization.
(3) A licensee who fails to complete the continuing education requirements described herein may be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to § 5-40-13.
(4) A license may be denied to any applicant who fails to provide satisfactory evidence of completion of continuing education relevant to massage therapy as required herein.
(5) The board may waive the requirement for continuing education if the board is satisfied that the applicant has suffered hardship that may have prevented meeting the educational requirements.
(e) The fee for original application for licensure as a massage therapist and for annual license renewal shall be as set forth in § 23-1-54. Fees for all other licenses under this chapter shall be fixed in an amount necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter.
(f) Any person applying for a license under this chapter shall undergo a national criminal background check. Such persons shall apply to the bureau of criminal identification of the state police or local police department for a national criminal background check. Fingerprinting shall be required. Upon the discovery of any disqualifying information as defined in subsection (g), the bureau of criminal identification of the state police or the local police department shall inform the applicant, in writing, of the nature of the disqualifying information and, without disclosing the nature of the disqualifying information, shall notify the board, in writing, that disqualifying information has been found. In those situations in which no disqualifying information has been found, the bureau of criminal identification shall inform the applicant and the board in writing of this fact. An applicant against whom disqualifying information has been found may request that a copy of the national criminal background report be sent to the board, which shall make a judgment regarding the licensure of the applicant. The applicant shall be responsible for payment of the costs of the national criminal background check.
(g) “Disqualifying information” means those offenses, including, but not limited to, those defined in chapters 34, 34.1, and 37 of title 11, and § 23-17-37.
(h) Notwithstanding the above, any city or town may, by ordinance, regulate the opening, the presence, the location, and the operation of any body-works business or any business providing body-works services. Provided, however, no ordinance may impose additional qualifications beyond those adopted by the department of health pursuant to this chapter respecting national criminal background checks for persons applying for a license.
South Carolina
(E) Only a person licensed under this chapter may use the title of “massage therapist”. No person or entity shall use the words “massage therapy”, “bodywork therapy”, “massage-bodywork therapist”, “massage therapist”, the acronym “MT”, “bodywork therapist”, “massage”, or “licensed massage therapist”, the acronym “LMT”, or any other words identified by the board in regulation unless the person or entity is licensed pursuant to this chapter.
Tennessee
“CHAPTER 0870-01 GENERAL RULES GOVERNING LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND ESTABLISHMENT
(2) Use of Titles – Any person who possesses a valid, current and active license issued by the Board that has not been suspended or revoked has the right to use the titles “Massage Therapist (M.T.)” or “Licensed Massage Therapist (L.M.T.)” and to practice as a massage therapist, as defined in T.C.A. § 63-18-102. Any person licensed by the Board to whom this rule applies must use one of the titles authorized by this rule in every advertisement he or she publishes. Failure to do so will constitute an omission of a material fact which makes the advertisement misleading and deceptive and subjects the massage therapist to disciplinary action pursuant to T.C.A. §§ 63-18-104(b) and 63-18-108(5), and rule 0870-01-.19(1)(m). “
Washington State
“RCW 18.108.030
Licensure or certification required.
(1)(a) No person may practice or represent himself or herself as a massage therapist without first applying for and receiving from the department a license to practice. However, this subsection does not prohibit a certified reflexologist from practicing reflexology.
(b) A person represents himself or herself as a massage therapist when the person adopts or uses any title or any description of services that incorporates one or more of the following terms or designations: Massage, massage practitioner, massage therapist, massage therapy, therapeutic massage, massage technician, massage technology, massagist, masseur, masseuse, myotherapist or myotherapy, touch therapist, reflexologist except when used by a certified reflexologist, acupressurist, body therapy or body therapist, or any derivation of those terms that implies a massage technique or method.
(2)(a) No person may practice reflexology or represent himself or herself as a reflexologist by use of any title without first being certified as a reflexologist or licensed as a massage therapist by the department.
(b) A person represents himself or herself as a reflexologist when the person adopts or uses any title in any description of services that incorporates one or more of the following terms or designations: Reflexologist, reflexology, foot pressure therapy, foot reflex therapy, or any derivation of those terms that implies a reflexology technique or method. However, this subsection does not prohibit a licensed massage therapist from using any of these terms as a description of services.
(c) A person may not use the term “”certified reflexologist”” without first being certified by the department. “
West Virginia
“�30-37-1. License required to practice.
To protect the health, safety and welfare of the public and to ensure standards of competency, it is necessary to require licensure of those engaged in the practice of massage therapy. After the thirtieth day of June, one thousand nine hundred ninety-eight, it shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under the provisions of this article to practice massage therapy in this state, or to use the initials LMT, C.M.T., or the words “”licensed massage therapist,”” “”masseur,”” or “”masseuse,”” or any other words or titles which imply or represent that the person, corporation or association is engaging in the practice of massage therapy, or employ any person, not duly licensed, who is engaging in the practice of massage therapy or who is using such words or titles to imply or represent that he or she is engaging in the practice of massage therapy. “
