Every massage therapy license, active or inactive, is valid for a period of two (2) years and expires on the licensee’s birthday.

(a) The licensee must submit the following for renewal of his or her license: a completed license renewal application, payment of the appropriate fees and documented proof of no fewer than eighteen (18) hours of continuing education that have been approved in accordance with Section 7.

(b) A renewal application must be postmarked on or before the first day of the month preceding the month in which the licensee’s birthday falls in the biennial renewal year. Example: Joe’s birthday is June 14th and his license expires in 2011. His renewal application must be postmarked on or before May 1, 2011.

(c) A renewal application postmarked after the first day of the month preceding the month in which the licensee’s birthday falls shall be charged a late fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) in addition to renewal fees.

(d) A license is expired if the application is postmarked after the birthday of the licensee in the biennial renewal year.

Before the Department issues a new license to an applicant with an expired license, the applicant shall:

(A) Submit a new application that requires the applicant to meet current requirements; and

(B) Successfully complete an examination recognized by the Department of Health.

copied from the Rules for Massage Therapy in Arkansas Effective August 1, 2022