Massage Therapy Permit Requirements in New Haven, CT

1. EIN (Employer Identification Number)

   Required if you have employees or operate as an LLC or corporation. Free from the IRS.

   Official government source

   Free·Immediate (online application)

   Free

   Immediate (online application)

1. Connecticut Department of Public Health - Massage Therapist License

   Massage therapists in Connecticut must be licensed by CT DPH under CGS Chapter 384a. The education requirement is 750 classroom hours from an approved programme with an instructor present - online hours do not count - not 500, and the applicant must pass the MBLEx or an NCBTMB examination. DPH publishes separate routes for endorsement of an out-of-state licence, for applicants licensed elsewhere for at least four years, and for reinstatement of a lapsed licence. Licensees must carry professional liability insurance and complete continuing education. Note that a state massage therapist licence covers the individual; a municipality such as Stamford may separately license the massage establishment itself.

   Official government source

   $375 initial application fee, $255 renewal and $375 to reinstate a lapsed licence·Applications are processed by DPH's Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section after the 750 classroom hours are documented and the MBLEx or NCBTMB examination is passed; the licence is then renewed on DPH's published renewal cycle

   $375 initial application fee, $255 renewal and $375 to reinstate a lapsed licence

   Applications are processed by DPH's Practitioner Licensing and Investigations Section after the 750 classroom hours are documented and the MBLEx or NCBTMB examination is passed; the licence is then renewed on DPH's published renewal cycle

2. Connecticut Department of Revenue Services — Sales Tax Permit

   Required for all businesses selling tangible personal property or taxable services in Connecticut. Connecticut charges a 6.35% state sales tax and taxes certain services (broader base than many states). Register with the Connecticut Department of Revenue Services via myconneCT; a $100 registration fee applies.

   Official government source

   $100 (registration fee)·Immediate (online via myconneCT)

   $100 (registration fee)

   Immediate (online via myconneCT)

1. New Haven zoning compliance and category-specific licenses (no general business license)

   New Haven issues no blanket general business license renewed annually and displayed at the place of business, and Connecticut has no statewide one. The city's Licenses & Permits index routes 'Business License' to the Permit & License Center, whose licences are strictly category-specific - Amusement, Auction and Auctioneer, Broker, Rooming House, Sales and Street Vendor/Peddler - with applications presented in person. What does apply to a business generally is zoning: the premises need a zoning permit or zoning compliance confirmation and a Certificate of Occupancy from the Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement under CGS Sec. 29-265. Note also that the department issuing building and licence approvals is the Office of Building Inspection & Enforcement, not Economic Development.

   Official government source

   No general business license fee exists; zoning, building and category-specific licence fees are set per category by New Haven's adopted fee schedules·A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Permit & License Center applications must be presented in person and are not issued same day

   No general business license fee exists; zoning, building and category-specific licence fees are set per category by New Haven's adopted fee schedules

   A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Permit & License Center applications must be presented in person and are not issued same day

2. New Haven zoning compliance and Certificate of Occupancy for a massage practice

   A commercial space used as a massage therapy practice needs a Certificate of Occupancy from the City of New Haven Building Department, and the location must be zoned for personal service use - a certificate of zoning compliance from the City Plan Department confirms that. New Haven has no 'Department of Licenses and Inspections'; the Building Department is the permitting authority. Massage therapists themselves are licensed individually by CT DPH.

   Official government source

   $110 per parcel for a certificate of zoning compliance; certificate of occupancy fee set by the building department schedule·Zoning compliance is confirmed per parcel; the certificate of occupancy follows the building department's inspection

   $110 per parcel for a certificate of zoning compliance; certificate of occupancy fee set by the building department schedule

   Zoning compliance is confirmed per parcel; the certificate of occupancy follows the building department's inspection

Official Sources

• Connecticut Department of Public Health — Massage Therapist License
• City of New Haven Department of Licenses and Inspections

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