Ohio Massage LicensingOhio massage licensing and massage therapy professionals are regulated by the Ohio State Medical BoardOhio was the first state ever to start licensing massage therapists beginning in 1916. They require 750 hours of education from an approved Ohio Massage School to obtain a massage license. There are approximately 8475 massage therapists in Ohio. They do not use the National Certification exam but have their own state exam. You can find out more of the details on their exam at the Ohio State Board of Massage Website See What Others say about Ohio Massage licensing and/or I find the laws there quite contradictory and interesting. They require people to abide by the Code of Ethics of the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) Also, the "Ohio law does not provide for reciprocity or endorsement of an out-of state Massage license." as outlined in their application for massage licensing. The State recommends that massage therapist do not include the word "rehabilitate" in any advertisements which seems very interesting since their scope of practice allows massage therapists to "massage therapist may treat temporomandibular jointdysfunction provided that the patient has been directly referred in writing for suchtreatment to the practitioner of massage therapist by a physician currently licensed". as outlined in the Scope of Practice Section They also are allowed to work in the mouth which to me why else would someone want to work in the mouth unless it was to rehabilitate. They also are not able to include "The prescription of therapeutic exercise for the purpose of rehabilitation or remediation of a disorder of the human body;" They also have something called a "certificate of competency" but I couldn't figure out what it was for or what it meant. This information from Jason Paul McCartan, LMT of Somatic Knowledge LLC: www.somaticknowledge.com, Satori Health & Wellness: www.satorihealth.com and The Somato-Do (Way of the Body) Blog: www.somatodo.com: "If someone has been diagnosed with TMJ, you can only work intheir mouth if they are referred by a doctor or dentist. If they haven't been diagnosed with it, or do not disclose it, you can work away without any legal repercussions - just make sure you document intake and ask if they have TMJ. There's also two types of licensing in Ohio. The first is state and covers Massage Therapy. Non-therapeutic massage is not regulated in the state, apart from in Franklin County, which requires that you have a massage practitioner license which costs around $100 and is more or less a business license. State licensing supersedes this. This license is available from the same department that issues dog licenses - go figure. Also, all massage is taxable based on location served due to some legislation a few years back. This is only overridden on a medical referral for massage therapy under prescription. This makes outcall onerous, and is quite frankly a problem. This was meant to be a way to generate income from massage being applied as a personal care, but there's no leeway for those that are licensed via the State. Considering that LMTs are licensed as a Limited Branch of Medicine under the State medical Board, the massage tax is ludicrous. The AMTA Ohio Chapter is actively lobbying to get this repealed or changed." To share any updates or information on Ohio massage licensing please fill out the following form: Have information on massage licensing in this state?Please provide any updates to this massage licensing information or stories on getting your license or questions on massage licensing. || FAQ's || Career Guides || Websites || Supervision || About Me ||
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