Massage Therapy Permit Requirements in Stamford, 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. Stamford Certificate of Occupancy and category-specific permits (no general business license)

   Stamford requires no general business license, and Connecticut has no statewide one - so nothing is issued annually to be displayed at the place of business. What Stamford does require is a Certificate of Occupancy for the premises from the Building Department, plus whichever category-specific permits fit the business. The city's Permits and Licenses catalogue lists Building Department permits (building, demolition, zoning, signs, temporary tents, contractor registration), Engineering excavation and obstruction permits, and Department of Health licences (annual food establishment, retail food store, mobile food establishment, cosmetology, massage establishment, hotel/motel, public pool, multiple family dwelling, rooming house, refuse trucks). Note the Building Department sits under Operations; Economic Development is a separate office that issues no permits.

   Official government source

   No general business license fee exists; Building, Engineering and Health permit fees are set per category by Stamford's adopted fee schedules·A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Health Department licences such as food and cosmetology run annually and require plan review and inspection before issuance

   No general business license fee exists; Building, Engineering and Health permit fees are set per category by Stamford's adopted fee schedules

   A building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a)); Health Department licences such as food and cosmetology run annually and require plan review and inspection before issuance

2. Stamford Massage Establishment License, plan review and Certificate of Occupancy

   A massage practice in Stamford commercial space faces three distinct approvals. First, no one may operate a massage establishment in Stamford without a permit from the Director of Health, granted after screening and approval by the Stamford Police Department, under a resolution of the Board of Representatives; the practitioner must separately hold a Connecticut massage therapist licence from CT DPH under CGS Chapter 384a. Second, prior approval from the Department of Health & Human Services is needed for the premises through its Plan Review for Cosmetology & Massage, required before a city licence issues and again for any change or addition to the establishment or its services. Third, the Building Department issues the Certificate of Occupancy for the space under CGS Sec. 29-265, with zoning confirmed by the Land Use Bureau - not by Economic Development, which issues no permits.

   Official government source

   The massage establishment permit filing fee is set by resolution of the Stamford Board of Representatives; plan review and building permit fees are set by the city's Health and Building department fee schedules·The massage establishment licence is applied for annually; Department of Health plan review approval and police screening must be completed before it issues, and a building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a))

   The massage establishment permit filing fee is set by resolution of the Stamford Board of Representatives; plan review and building permit fees are set by the city's Health and Building department fee schedules

   The massage establishment licence is applied for annually; Department of Health plan review approval and police screening must be completed before it issues, and a building permit must be issued or refused within 30 days of application (CGS Sec. 29-263(a))

Official Sources

• Connecticut Department of Public Health — Massage Therapist License
• City of Stamford Department of Building, Land Use & Economic Development

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