Rules of Tennessee Massage Licensure Board

Every person who receives a license as a massage therapist after January 1, 2003 will

have his or her required continuing education hours pro-rated, pursuant to the chart in

subparagraph (2) (d), over the remaining months of the continuing education cycle in

which the person became licensed. Every fraction of an hour resulting from any such

pro-rating shall be rounded up to the next whole hour and to a minimum of four (4)

hours. Any such person shall have to obtain one (1) and one/twenty fourth (1/24) hours

for every month remaining in the continuing education cycle in which he or she became

licensed but those hours won’t be due until the final December 31st of the cycle. [For

example a person who becomes licensed in June of the first year of a continuing

education cycle (January 1st of one year through December 31st of the following year)

will be prorated over the 18 months left on the continuing education cycle from July through December of the following year requiring the

person to obtain 18 and ¾ hours

of continuing education (rounded up to 19 hours) which are due on December 31st of

the following year.]