DPL's Boston office will begin moving on April 17, 2010. The Board's address until April 16, 2010 will be:

 

Division of Professional Licensure

239 Causeway Street, Suite 500

Boston, MA 02114

 

When the Board opens on April 20, 2010 its address will be:

 

Division of Professional Licensure

1000 Washington Streeet, 7th Floor

Boston, MA 02118

 

Mail will be forwarded for a short period of time if it is sent to the Board's old address.

 

The DPL/Board's telephone numbers are not expected to change.

 

 

For anyone who is applying for a massage license in Massachusetts, you must get your application in before May 1, 2010 to be approved under the old standard. On May 1st the new Massachusetts massage license regulation goes into effect. The new regulation requires 650 hours instead of 500 hours of training and none of the hours can be "bodywork" as defined by the massage board.

 

The date you apply is the operative date. Be sure to send it to the correct location. I recommend sending it via UPS, FedEx or Signature Returned USPS to confirm that it was received. You will want to be able to document that you submitted it before the deadline. If you hand deliver it, have the person you give it to sign for it.