Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Initial Licensing Requirements, Process, Fees, Statutes and Administrative Rules for a Licensed Massage Establishment (Change of Name and/or Location).
Before submitting a change of name/location application, be sure a change of ownership has not taken place. The following changes are examples of a change of ownership:
- A license originally issued to an individual (sole proprietor), where the individual has changed.
- A license originally issued to an individual (sole proprietor) which now operates under a Limited Liability Company or Corporation.
- A license originally issued to a partnership where the partners have changed.
- A license issued to a Limited Liability Company whose members have changed.
- A license issued to a Corporation which has dissolved and reincorporated.
If a change of ownership has taken place, you will need to complete an Application for Massage Establishment License.
Change of Name
- Fictitious Name Registration for any “doing business as” (D/B/A) name. If you provide a D/B/A and intend to advertise under a name that is not the name of your partnership, corporation or limited liability company you will be required to provide your registration.
Fictitious name registration will be verified with the Division of Corporations.
Change of Location or Change of Name and Location
- Fictitious Name Registration for any “doing business as” (D/B/A) name. If you provide a D/B/A and intend to advertise under a name that is not the name of your partnership, corporation or limited liability company you will be required to provide your registration.
Fictitious name registration will be verified with the Division of Corporations. - Personal injury and bodily liability insurance for your establishment. You will need to submit a copy of your insurance documentation showing coverage at your establishment location to meet this requirement.
Change of Name Only
- Submit your application, fee payment, and supporting documentation.
Your application and fee payment may be submitted online, or by mail.
Applications submitted without fees will not be processed.
For more information on how to submit fee payment for an application that has already been submitted, see our “How Do I…?”.
- Submit any additional documentation, if required.
If additional documentation is required, you will receive correspondence which includes a list of all items which are needed to complete your application. If you provided an email address, this correspondence will be sent to the email address on your application.
Once your change of name has been processed, you will receive an updated license by mail.
Change of Location or Change of Name and Location
- Submit your application, fee payment, and supporting documentation.
Your application and fee payment may be submitted online, or by mail.
Applications submitted without fees will not be processed.
For more information on how to submit fee payment for an application that has already been submitted, see our “How Do I…?”.
- Submit any additional documentation, if required.
If additional documentation is required, you will receive correspondence which includes a list of all items which are needed to complete your application. If you provided an email address, this correspondence will be sent to the email address on your application. - Pass an inspection.
Once your application is complete, staff will notify you that your establishment has been flagged for inspection. Ensure that the physical address, establishment name, and D/B/A of your establishment (if applicable) in the notification are correct. If there are inaccuracies, follow the directions in the notification.
Inspection timeframes may vary based on the location of your establishment. You do not need to contact board staff to schedule your inspection – a field inspector in your region will contact you at the phone number listed on your application.
Once your change of name/location has been processed, you will receive an updated license by mail.
You may not operate in a new location until your change of location (including inspection) is complete. Operation in a new location without completing your change of location constitutes unlicensed activity, which may result in citation, fines, disciplinary action against licensees working in the unlicensed location, and criminal penalties.
Change of Name Only
Change of Location or Change of Name and Location
Applications submitted without fees will not be processed.
