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Provisional Professional License

Provisional massage and bodywork therapist license for a qualifying military applicant or spouse during a pending reciprocity application; maximum six months and not renewable.

Licensing authority: Delaware Board of Massage and Bodywork · Application information

Provisional therapist licensure for a military member

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Application: Submit and obtain acceptance of the written application through DELPROS and pay the required fee.
Background Check: Comply with section 5308(a)(11): applicant-funded fingerprints and Delaware and federal criminal-history reports before licensure.
Cpr: Current CPR certification; the Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment remains an applicant condition.
Current Form Statement: Application of Military Member for Provisional Professional License states: You may apply for a provisional license if you meet all these conditions:  You are a member of the active duty military, National Guard or military reserve who has been reassigned to a duty station in Delaware or who has been deployed by the President of the United States or the Governor of Delaware.  You hold a current license in good standing to practice your profession in at least one other jurisdiction (state, U.S. territory or District of Columbia) and there is no unresolved complaint, review procedure or disciplinary proceeding against any license you hold.  You are simultaneously filing or have already filed an application for a professional license and that application is still pending with the Division. At least one of your current licenses must be issued by a jurisdiction where the licensure requirements are substantially similar to Delaware’s requirements. The Board or Commission for your profession may have previously determined whether another jurisdiction’s requirements are substantially similar to those of Delaware. However, if it has not previously made any such determination, the Board or Commission must compare the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction to those of Delaware. You are not eligible for a provisional license if no jurisdiction where you hold a current license has substantially similar requirements.
Duration: Up to six months while the full application is pending; expires six months after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Duty Assignment: Provide official verification of the qualifying military person’s assignment to a Delaware duty station; the current implementing form also describes deployment by the President or Delaware Governor.
Experience: Practiced massage and bodywork continually for the two years immediately before applying.
Foreign Training: Foreign-trained applicants must establish training and supervision essentially comparable to section 5308(a)(2), as required by section 5310(1).
Good Standing: Meet section 5308(a)(5)-(10) for every current and previously held license, including the disciplinary, impairment and criminal-conviction restrictions and applicable waiver procedure.
License Held: Current massage and bodywork professional license in good standing in another U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send official verification directly to the Board.
Military Status: Qualifying military person under section 8735(p)(7).
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “reciprocity” if you: are currently licensed in another jurisdiction AND have practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, AND have passed the NCBTMB exam. The implementing Board rule, section 5.0, identifies the MBLEx; the generic NCBTMB statement does not name the registered BCETMB.
Pending Application: Full massage therapist reciprocity application is pending or filed simultaneously. Title 29 requires Title 24 reciprocity documentation; that application includes the currently offered MBLEx passing-score requirement.
Score Report: An official passing score report must be sent directly by the testing agency.
Substantially Similar License: An active license in good standing from at least one U.S. jurisdiction with substantially similar licensure requirements, with no unresolved complaint, review procedure or disciplinary proceeding.

Provisional therapist licensure for a military spouse

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Application: Submit and obtain acceptance of the written application through DELPROS and pay the required fee.
Background Check: Comply with section 5308(a)(11): applicant-funded fingerprints and Delaware and federal criminal-history reports before licensure.
Cpr: Current CPR certification; the Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment remains an applicant condition.
Current Form Statement: Application of Military Spouse for Provisional Professional License states: You may apply for a provisional license if you meet all these conditions:  You are the spouse of a member of the active duty military, National Guard or military reserve who has been reassigned to a duty station in Delaware or who has been deployed by the President of the United States or the Governor of Delaware.  You hold a current license in good standing to practice your profession in at least one other jurisdiction (state, U.S. territory or District of Columbia) and there is no unresolved complaint, review procedure or disciplinary proceeding against any license you hold.  You are simultaneously filing or have already filed an application for a professional license and that application is still pending with the Division. At least one of your current licenses must be issued by a jurisdiction where the licensure requirements are substantially similar to Delaware’s requirements. The Board or Commission for your profession may have previously determined whether another jurisdiction’s requirements are substantially similar to those of Delaware. However, if it has not previously made any such determination, the Board or Commission must compare the laws and regulations of the jurisdiction to those of Delaware. You are not eligible for a provisional license if no jurisdiction where you hold a current license has substantially similar requirements.
Duration: Up to six months while the full application is pending; expires six months after issuance and cannot be renewed.
Duty Assignment: Provide official verification of the qualifying military person’s assignment to a Delaware duty station; the current implementing form also describes deployment by the President or Delaware Governor.
Experience: Practiced massage and bodywork continually for the two years immediately before applying.
Foreign Training: Foreign-trained applicants must establish training and supervision essentially comparable to section 5308(a)(2), as required by section 5310(1).
Good Standing: Meet section 5308(a)(5)-(10) for every current and previously held license, including the disciplinary, impairment and criminal-conviction restrictions and applicable waiver procedure.
License Held: Current massage and bodywork professional license in good standing in another U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send official verification directly to the Board.
Military Status: Spouse of a qualifying military person under section 8735(p)(7).
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “reciprocity” if you: are currently licensed in another jurisdiction AND have practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, AND have passed the NCBTMB exam. The implementing Board rule, section 5.0, identifies the MBLEx; the generic NCBTMB statement does not name the registered BCETMB.
Pending Application: Full massage therapist reciprocity application is pending or filed simultaneously. Title 29 requires Title 24 reciprocity documentation; that application includes the currently offered MBLEx passing-score requirement.
Score Report: An official passing score report must be sent directly by the testing agency.
Spouse Verification: Provide official verification of marriage or the other relationship documentation the current DPR form specifies.
Substantially Similar License: An active license in good standing from at least one U.S. jurisdiction with substantially similar licensure requirements, with no unresolved complaint, review procedure or disciplinary proceeding.

Massage and Bodywork Therapist

Ordinary professional license; initial and reciprocity routes involve the MBLEx. Renewal, reactivation and disciplinary restoration have their own requirements.

Licensing authority: Delaware Board of Massage and Bodywork · Application information

Original licensure for a foreign trained applicant

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Administrative Penalties: No administrative penalties of the kinds listed in section 5308(a)(7); the Board may determine after a hearing whether such a penalty warrants denial.
Application: Submit the DELPROS application, fee, and required supporting documents. The Board does not consider the application until the required items have been submitted.
Background Check: Applicant-funded fingerprints and both Delaware and federal criminal-history reports must be produced before a license may issue; a substantially related conviction requires a permitted waiver.
Cpr: Passed a state-certified CPR training examination and possesses current CPR certification. Section 5308(a)(4) exempts individuals with lower limb amputee status from current CPR certification. The Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment is a condition, not a massage examination leaf.
Criminal History: No substantially related criminal conviction, subject to the statutory consideration and waiver procedure. No felony sexual offense; such a conviction cannot receive the statutory waiver.
Disciplinary Acts: Must not have engaged in acts or offenses constituting grounds for discipline under Chapter 53.
Education: If the massage program began before July 1, 2024: 500 supervised in-class hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 75 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. If it began on or after July 1, 2024: 625 hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 200 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. Statute allows hybrid education only as permitted by Board rules; the current rule defines supervised in-class study through instructor-controlled education on school premises.
Education Documents: Each school or approved program must send an official transcript, proof of state approval covering attendance, director contact information, and its catalog to the Board.
Foreign Training: Must provide evidence of training and supervision essentially comparable to section 5308(a)(2). Examination requirements remain those of original massage and bodywork therapist licensure.
Impairment: No drug- or alcohol-related impairment or physician finding of mental incompetence limiting safe practice.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send verification directly to the Board.
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “original license” if you have passed the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) exam and you are: not licensed by any other jurisdiction (state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory), OR licensed by another jurisdiction but you have not practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, OR currently licenses as a Certified Massage Technician or Temporary Massage Technician in Delaware. Section 5.0 of the Board rules designates the MBLEx. The page does not identify the registered Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork by its name; its generic NCBTMB statement is retained as an applicant condition.
Pending Complaints: No disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction of current or former massage licensure.
Score Report: The testing agency must send official verification of the passing score directly to the Board; an applicant-supplied copy is unofficial.

Reinstatement after failure to renew beyond the late renewal period

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Administrative Penalties: No administrative penalties of the kinds listed in section 5308(a)(7); the Board may determine after a hearing whether such a penalty warrants denial.
Application: Submit the DELPROS application, fee, and required supporting documents. The Board does not consider the application until the required items have been submitted.
Background Check: Applicant-funded fingerprints and both Delaware and federal criminal-history reports must be produced before a license may issue; a substantially related conviction requires a permitted waiver.
Continuing Education: Meet continuing education requirements provided by the Board rules as directed by section 5308(d).
Cpr: Passed a state-certified CPR training examination and possesses current CPR certification. Section 5308(a)(4) exempts individuals with lower limb amputee status from current CPR certification. The Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment is a condition, not a massage examination leaf.
Criminal History: No substantially related criminal conviction, subject to the statutory consideration and waiver procedure. No felony sexual offense; such a conviction cannot receive the statutory waiver.
Disciplinary Acts: Must not have engaged in acts or offenses constituting grounds for discipline under Chapter 53.
Education: If the massage program began before July 1, 2024: 500 supervised in-class hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 75 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. If it began on or after July 1, 2024: 625 hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 200 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. Statute allows hybrid education only as permitted by Board rules; the current rule defines supervised in-class study through instructor-controlled education on school premises.
Education Documents: Each school or approved program must send an official transcript, proof of state approval covering attendance, director contact information, and its catalog to the Board.
Impairment: No drug- or alcohol-related impairment or physician finding of mental incompetence limiting safe practice.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send verification directly to the Board.
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “original license” if you have passed the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) exam and you are: not licensed by any other jurisdiction (state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory), OR licensed by another jurisdiction but you have not practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, OR currently licenses as a Certified Massage Technician or Temporary Massage Technician in Delaware. Section 5.0 of the Board rules designates the MBLEx. The page does not identify the registered Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork by its name; its generic NCBTMB statement is retained as an applicant condition.
Pending Complaints: No disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction of current or former massage licensure.
Prior Delaware License: Previously licensed Delaware massage therapist whose license lapsed for failure to renew.
Reapplication: Section 5308(d) incorporates every requirement of section 5308(a), including a passing massage examination score; rule 7.3 requires reapplication as a new applicant after the one-year late-renewal period.
Score Report: The testing agency must send official verification of the passing score directly to the Board; an applicant-supplied copy is unofficial.

Original licensure using military education, training or experience

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Administrative Penalties: No administrative penalties of the kinds listed in section 5308(a)(7); the Board may determine after a hearing whether such a penalty warrants denial.
Application: Submit the DELPROS application, fee, and required supporting documents. The Board does not consider the application until the required items have been submitted.
Background Check: Applicant-funded fingerprints and both Delaware and federal criminal-history reports must be produced before a license may issue; a substantially related conviction requires a permitted waiver.
Cpr: Passed a state-certified CPR training examination and possesses current CPR certification. Section 5308(a)(4) exempts individuals with lower limb amputee status from current CPR certification. The Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment is a condition, not a massage examination leaf.
Criminal History: No substantially related criminal conviction, subject to the statutory consideration and waiver procedure. No felony sexual offense; such a conviction cannot receive the statutory waiver.
Disciplinary Acts: Must not have engaged in acts or offenses constituting grounds for discipline under Chapter 53.
Education: If the massage program began before July 1, 2024: 500 supervised in-class hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 75 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. If it began on or after July 1, 2024: 625 hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 200 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. Statute allows hybrid education only as permitted by Board rules; the current rule defines supervised in-class study through instructor-controlled education on school premises.
Education Documents: Each school or approved program must send an official transcript, proof of state approval covering attendance, director contact information, and its catalog to the Board.
Impairment: No drug- or alcohol-related impairment or physician finding of mental incompetence limiting safe practice.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send verification directly to the Board.
Military Equivalence: The Board accepts military education, training or experience that it finds substantially equivalent; all other requirements, including the examination requirement, remain applicable.
Military Request: Request consideration with a pending or simultaneously filed professional license application and provide evidence of military education, training or experience.
Military Status: Member of active duty military, National Guard or military reserve, retired military, or military veteran.
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “original license” if you have passed the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) exam and you are: not licensed by any other jurisdiction (state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory), OR licensed by another jurisdiction but you have not practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, OR currently licenses as a Certified Massage Technician or Temporary Massage Technician in Delaware. Section 5.0 of the Board rules designates the MBLEx. The page does not identify the registered Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork by its name; its generic NCBTMB statement is retained as an applicant condition.
Pending Complaints: No disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction of current or former massage licensure.
Score Report: The testing agency must send official verification of the passing score directly to the Board; an applicant-supplied copy is unofficial.

Military applicant or spouse: reinstatement within two years of lapse

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Administrative Penalties: No administrative penalties of the kinds listed in section 5308(a)(7); the Board may determine after a hearing whether such a penalty warrants denial.
Application: Submit the DELPROS application, fee, and required supporting documents. The Board does not consider the application until the required items have been submitted.
Background Check: Applicant-funded fingerprints and both Delaware and federal criminal-history reports must be produced before a license may issue; a substantially related conviction requires a permitted waiver.
Cpr: Passed a state-certified CPR training examination and possesses current CPR certification. Section 5308(a)(4) exempts individuals with lower limb amputee status from current CPR certification. The Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment is a condition, not a massage examination leaf.
Criminal History: No substantially related criminal conviction, subject to the statutory consideration and waiver procedure. No felony sexual offense; such a conviction cannot receive the statutory waiver.
Disciplinary Acts: Must not have engaged in acts or offenses constituting grounds for discipline under Chapter 53.
Education: If the massage program began before July 1, 2024: 500 supervised in-class hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 75 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. If it began on or after July 1, 2024: 625 hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 200 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. Statute allows hybrid education only as permitted by Board rules; the current rule defines supervised in-class study through instructor-controlled education on school premises.
Education Documents: Each school or approved program must send an official transcript, proof of state approval covering attendance, director contact information, and its catalog to the Board.
Impairment: No drug- or alcohol-related impairment or physician finding of mental incompetence limiting safe practice.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send verification directly to the Board.
Military Status: Qualifying military person under section 8735(p)(7), or spouse of that person, with official verification and an acceptable duty-station assignment in Delaware.
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “original license” if you have passed the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) exam and you are: not licensed by any other jurisdiction (state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory), OR licensed by another jurisdiction but you have not practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, OR currently licenses as a Certified Massage Technician or Temporary Massage Technician in Delaware. Section 5.0 of the Board rules designates the MBLEx. The page does not identify the registered Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork by its name; its generic NCBTMB statement is retained as an applicant condition.
Pending Complaints: No disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction of current or former massage licensure.
Prior Delaware License: Delaware massage and bodywork therapist license lapsed or expired within the past two years.
Score Report: The testing agency must send official verification of the passing score directly to the Board; an applicant-supplied copy is unofficial.
Suspension Restriction: A suspended or revoked license is ineligible unless reinstated before its lapse or expiration.
Title24Requirements: Section 8735(q) requires Title 24 reinstatement documentation and all applicable fees. For massage therapists section 5308(d) incorporates section 5308(a), including its written examination passing-score requirement.

Original licensure

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Administrative Penalties: No administrative penalties of the kinds listed in section 5308(a)(7); the Board may determine after a hearing whether such a penalty warrants denial.
Applicant Path: Applicant is not licensed elsewhere, or does not meet the two-year continuous-practice criterion for reciprocity.
Application: Submit the DELPROS application, fee, and required supporting documents. The Board does not consider the application until the required items have been submitted.
Background Check: Applicant-funded fingerprints and both Delaware and federal criminal-history reports must be produced before a license may issue; a substantially related conviction requires a permitted waiver.
Cpr: Passed a state-certified CPR training examination and possesses current CPR certification. Section 5308(a)(4) exempts individuals with lower limb amputee status from current CPR certification. The Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment is a condition, not a massage examination leaf.
Criminal History: No substantially related criminal conviction, subject to the statutory consideration and waiver procedure. No felony sexual offense; such a conviction cannot receive the statutory waiver.
Disciplinary Acts: Must not have engaged in acts or offenses constituting grounds for discipline under Chapter 53.
Education: If the massage program began before July 1, 2024: 500 supervised in-class hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 75 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. If it began on or after July 1, 2024: 625 hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 200 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. Statute allows hybrid education only as permitted by Board rules; the current rule defines supervised in-class study through instructor-controlled education on school premises.
Education Documents: Each school or approved program must send an official transcript, proof of state approval covering attendance, director contact information, and its catalog to the Board.
Impairment: No drug- or alcohol-related impairment or physician finding of mental incompetence limiting safe practice.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send verification directly to the Board.
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “original license” if you have passed the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) exam and you are: not licensed by any other jurisdiction (state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory), OR licensed by another jurisdiction but you have not practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, OR currently licenses as a Certified Massage Technician or Temporary Massage Technician in Delaware. Section 5.0 of the Board rules designates the MBLEx. The page does not identify the registered Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork by its name; its generic NCBTMB statement is retained as an applicant condition.
Pending Complaints: No disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction of current or former massage licensure.
Score Report: The testing agency must send official verification of the passing score directly to the Board; an applicant-supplied copy is unofficial.

Licensure by reciprocity

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Application: Submit and obtain acceptance of the written application through DELPROS and pay the required fee.
Background Check: Comply with section 5308(a)(11): applicant-funded fingerprints and Delaware and federal criminal-history reports before licensure.
Cpr: Current CPR certification; the Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment remains an applicant condition.
Experience: Practiced massage and bodywork continually for the two years immediately before applying.
Foreign Training: Foreign-trained applicants must establish training and supervision essentially comparable to section 5308(a)(2), as required by section 5310(1).
Good Standing: Meet section 5308(a)(5)-(10) for every current and previously held license, including the disciplinary, impairment and criminal-conviction restrictions and applicable waiver procedure.
License Held: Current massage and bodywork professional license in good standing in another U.S. state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send official verification directly to the Board.
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “reciprocity” if you: are currently licensed in another jurisdiction AND have practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, AND have passed the NCBTMB exam. The implementing Board rule, section 5.0, identifies the MBLEx; the generic NCBTMB statement does not name the registered BCETMB.
Score Report: An official passing score report must be sent directly by the testing agency.

Upgrade from Certified Massage Technician to Massage and Bodywork Therapist

Massage & Bodywork Licensing Examination

Administrative Penalties: No administrative penalties of the kinds listed in section 5308(a)(7); the Board may determine after a hearing whether such a penalty warrants denial.
Application: Submit the DELPROS application, fee, and required supporting documents. The Board does not consider the application until the required items have been submitted.
Background Check: Applicant-funded fingerprints and both Delaware and federal criminal-history reports must be produced before a license may issue; a substantially related conviction requires a permitted waiver.
Cpr: Passed a state-certified CPR training examination and possesses current CPR certification. Section 5308(a)(4) exempts individuals with lower limb amputee status from current CPR certification. The Board does not accept solely online CPR courses. CPR assessment is a condition, not a massage examination leaf.
Criminal History: No substantially related criminal conviction, subject to the statutory consideration and waiver procedure. No felony sexual offense; such a conviction cannot receive the statutory waiver.
Disciplinary Acts: Must not have engaged in acts or offenses constituting grounds for discipline under Chapter 53.
Education: If the massage program began before July 1, 2024: 500 supervised in-class hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 75 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. If it began on or after July 1, 2024: 625 hours, including 100 anatomy and physiology, 300 technique and theory, 200 electives, and 25 ethics, law and contraindications. Statute allows hybrid education only as permitted by Board rules; the current rule defines supervised in-class study through instructor-controlled education on school premises.
Education Documents: Each school or approved program must send an official transcript, proof of state approval covering attendance, director contact information, and its catalog to the Board.
Existing Certificate: Existing Delaware Certified Massage Technician applying for the therapist license must satisfy the therapist licensure requirements and submit a therapist application, fee and all required documents.
Impairment: No drug- or alcohol-related impairment or physician finding of mental incompetence limiting safe practice.
License Verification: Each jurisdiction of present or previous licensure must send verification directly to the Board.
Minimum Age: At least 18 years old.
Ncbtnb Page Statement: The lower-ranked Massage Therapist Licensure page states: Apply by “original license” if you have passed the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB) exam and you are: not licensed by any other jurisdiction (state, District of Columbia, or U.S. territory), OR licensed by another jurisdiction but you have not practiced continuously in that jurisdiction for at least two years, OR currently licenses as a Certified Massage Technician or Temporary Massage Technician in Delaware. Section 5.0 of the Board rules designates the MBLEx. The page does not identify the registered Board Certification Examination for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork by its name; its generic NCBTMB statement is retained as an applicant condition.
Pending Complaints: No disciplinary proceedings or unresolved complaints in any jurisdiction of current or former massage licensure.
Score Report: The testing agency must send official verification of the passing score directly to the Board; an applicant-supplied copy is unofficial.
Upgrade Page Statement: Massage Therapist Licensure page states: hold an active license as a Certified Massage Technician (CMT) by original license. You cannot upgrade if your CMT license was obtained by Reciprocity.

Biennial renewal of an active therapist license