Massage Therapist Licensing in Mississippi

No person shall practice massage for compensation in the State of Mississippi except as provided by state statute and these regulations.

• B.
• An applicant must be eighteen (18) years of age, or older, on the date the application is submitted.
• C.
• An applicant must provide proof of high school graduate equivalency.
• D.
• An applicant must be of legal status not only to receive a license, but also to work in the State of Mississippi with such license.
• E.
• All required fees for initial licensure must be submitted by the applicant with a cashier's check or money order.
• Corporate checks are accepted from Mississippi licensed massage therapy schools in good standing.
• F.
• Any and all requirements regarding good moral character and competency, as provided for in accepted codes of ethics shall be met.
• The burden of demonstrating that the applicant possesses the good moral character required for licensure shall rest with the applicant.
• Effective July 1, 2013, an applicant must have successfully been cleared for licensure through an investigation that shall consist of a determination as to good moral character and verification that the prospective licensee is not guilty of or in violation of any statutory ground for denial of licensure as set forth in Section 73-67-27. 1.
• To assist the board in conducting its licensure investigation, all applicants shall undergo a fingerprint-based criminal history records check of the Mississippi central criminal database and the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history database.
• Each applicant shall submit a full set of the applicant's fingerprints in a form and manner prescribed by the board, which shall be forwarded to the Mississippi Department of Public Safety (department) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation Identification Division for this purpose. 2.
• Any and all state or national criminal history records information obtained by the board that is not already a matter of public record shall be deemed nonpublic and confidential inf

Education: Degree required.

Experience: No experience required.

Background/Criminal Review: Background check required.

Physical Requirement: No physical requirements.

License Type: Stand-alone license.

Massage therapy means the profession in which the practitioner applies massage techniques with the intent of positively affecting the health and wellbeing of the client, and may adjunctively (i) apply allied modalities, heat, cold, water and topical preparations not classified as prescription drugs, (ii) use hand held tools such as electrical hand massagers used adjunctively to the application of hand massage or devices designed as t-bars or knobbies, and (iii) instruct self care and stress management.

An applicant must be eighteen (18) years of age, or older, on the date the application is submitted.

An applicant must be of legal status not only to receive a license, but also to work in the State of Mississippi with such license.

To assist the board in conducting its licensure investigation, all applicants shall undergo a fingerprint-based criminal history records check of the Mississippi central criminal database and the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history database.

Persons with a conviction (misdemeanor or felony) related to prostitution, public indecency or sexual imposition have demonstrated an absence of good moral character and will not be granted a license to practice massage therapy.

Is guilty of fraud, deceit or misrepresentation in procuring or attempting to procure any license provided for under this Board;