Board of Massage Therapists

Initial Applications

Per Alaska regulation 12 AAC 79.120, the option to apply for a transitional massage therapist license ends as of July 1, 2017. This means that anyone applying for a license in Alaska on or after July 1, 2017 must meet the requirements as laid out in 12 AAC 79.100 Application for Licensure by Exam or 12 AAC 79.110 Application for Licensure by Credentials.

Application for Massage Establishment Registration
#08-4733, Revised 11/17/2020

Application by Examination

• Not currently licensed in Alaska or any of the following states: Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington.
• 625 hours of massage therapy education from an *approved massage school. Verification must be sent directly to us by the massage therapy school.
• Successful completion of the MBLEX or the NCBTMB Exam. Verification must be sent directly to us by the agency. (NCBTMB Before FEB 1 - 2015)
• Current CPR Certification
• 4 hours of safety education in Bloodborne Pathogens and Universal Precautions
• Fingerprint Card - FD–258 Card sent directly to the following address:
  Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
  PO Box 110806
  Juneau, AK 99811-0806

*Sec. 08.61.100. Definitions. In this chapter,
(1) "approved massage school" means a massage therapy school or program that
(A) has an authorization to operate from the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education or a similar entity in another state; or
(B) is accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency;

Download: Application for Massage Therapist License - Examination
#08-4659, Revised 08/22/2022

Application by Credentials

• Currently licensed in one or more of the following states: Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, and Washington
• Current CPR Certification
• Fingerprint Card - FD–258 Card sent directly to the following address:
  Alaska Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing
  PO Box 110806
  Juneau, AK 99811-0806

Download: Application for Massage Therapist License - Credentials
#08-4756, Revised 08/22/2022

Renewal Applications

• Massage Therapist Lapsed License Renewal Application
  #08-4846, New 06/02/2022
• Biennial Massage Establishment Registration Renewal Application
  #08-4790, New 07/02/2021

License Renewal Requirements 2023-2025:

Total Continued Education Requirement
You must document 16 continued education hours earned between September 30th 2021 and September 30th 2023 or is completed by the time of your application. Continued education courses may be completed in person or online.

Continued education certificates require an instructor signature.
*Please review the Unacceptable Continued Education List.

Ethics Continued Education Requirement
You must document a minimum of 2 of the 16 continuing education credits in the subject of ethics.

CPR Requirement
Current CPR/1st Aid Card- must be current when the board reviews your file so please submit a card that is valid for at least 90 days. The CPR requirement may be completed in-person or online.

An applicant may receive two hours of continuing education credit for completion of hands-on cardiopulmonary resuscitation through the American Red Cross, American Heart Association, American Safety and Health Institute, or an equivalent organization.

*An applicant for renewal may receive two hours of continuing education credit for completion of a bloodborne pathogens and universal and standard precautions course once every six years.

*An applicant may receive two hours of continuing education credits with the attendance of a Board of Massage Therapist Board Meeting.

Fingerprint Information

• Fingerprint Card Information and Requirements
• Noncriminal Justice Applicant’s Privacy Rights
• Department of Public Safety – Approved Finger Printers

Miscellaneous Forms & Documents

• Board Breakdown of Massage Curriculum
• 625 Hours Transcript Analysis Form
  #08-4659c, Revised 04/06/2020