{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-7804","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Education Law § 7804","heading":"Requirements for a professional license","body":"§ 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.","path":["Education Law","Title 8. The Professions","Article 155. Massage Therapy"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/EDN/7804","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"377aa47d3019d10856a4b6e97b03dca37b20c8d0efc8fdc498b52ba38d8eebe0","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-7803","next":"us-ny/n.y.-education-law-7805"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}