New York § 7804 Requirements for a professional license

New York Statutes

§ 7804 — Requirements for a professional license

New York § 7804

Law EDNEducation

Title 8The Professions

Art. 155Massage Therapy

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N.Y. Education § 7804 (2026).

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  § 7804. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a\nlicense as a massage therapist, masseur or masseuse, an applicant shall\nfulfill the following requirements:\n  (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n  (2) Education: have received an education, including high school\ngraduation and graduation from a school or institute of massage therapy\nwith a program registered by the department, or its substantial\nequivalent in both subject matter and extent of training, provided that\nthe program in such school or institute shall consist of classroom\ninstruction of a total of not less than five hundred hours in subjects\nsatisfactory to the department;\n  (3) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's 

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§ 7804. Requirements for a professional license. To qualify for a\nlicense as a massage therapist, masseur or masseuse, an applicant shall\nfulfill the following requirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including high school\ngraduation and graduation from a school or institute of massage therapy\nwith a program registered by the department, or its substantial\nequivalent in both subject matter and extent of training, provided that\nthe program in such school or institute shall consist of classroom\ninstruction of a total of not less than five hundred hours in subjects\nsatisfactory to the department;\n (3) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (4) Age: be at least eighteen years of age;\n (5) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates;\n (6) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (7) Fees: pay a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of forty-five dollars for each reexamination, a fee of\nfifty dollars for an initial license for persons not requiring admission\nto a department conducted examination, and a fee of fifty dollars for\neach triennial registration period.\n