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Renew an Establishment License 

Please Read Below and Scroll Down to Renew Your License 

Reminders to Business Owners and Managers

·     Professional and establishment licenses expire on March 31st, each year.

·      Please discard your old establishment license and post your new license on April 1st. Your license can be printed from your dashboard on the website once approved.

·      Please ensure that all professional massage therapist licenses from the previous year are discarded and replaced with the current license on April 1st. Massage therapists can print their current license from their dashboard as well. If a therapist cannot provide a current license to the business they are not eligible to work.

·      As stated in the law, no massage therapist shall work at an establishment that is not licensed and no establishment shall employ an unlicensed massage therapist. This includes professional licenses that are expired.

Notifications on Renewal Process

·      During the renewal process email notifications will be sent to the email address on file with status updates. Received: Indicates that your application was received only. Approved: Indicates that your license was successfully renewed and available to print from your dashboard. Denied: Indicates that your renewal was returned, and payment refunded or voided.

·      It is the licensee responsibility to verify the status of the renewal prior to March 31st.

Processing Time

·      All renewals are processed in the order received. Any renewal receive the last week of renewal season may take up to 5 (five) days to process. It is advised that licensees submit their renewal no later than five days prior to March 31st. This will allow ample time for corrections if the application is denied and avoid the 100.00 late fee.

By agreeing to renew your license online you verify that you have read the above and understand that any incorrect and or incomplete renewal will be returned along with the renewal fee. You also understand that if corrections are not made by March 31st, the 100.00 late fee will apply 

 To renew your Establishment License online, please click here.

 

The information above is a courtesy to assist with the renewal process but does not replace the responsibility of each licensees to read and understanding all Laws, Rules, Practice Act etc. that govern the profession. You may find the above information in La. R.S. 37:3551,et seq., Chapter 57 and LAC, Title 46, Part XLIV ("Louisiana Law" tab, Practice Act/Rules and Standards on the LBMT website).