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The NCE exam for massage therapists is supposedly an attempt to create national regulation of massage therapists.  It does not allow you to practice in any state that you want.

You can take the test if you need to for state licensing without getting the National Certification Status as outlined in their rules.  Keith Grant informed me of this little catch in the NCE in his article “Conned- Critique of New NCBTMB Eligibility Determinan

In the application form it states:

If a candidate does not wish to become nationally certified, but is still required to take and pass the National Certification Examinations in order to practice in a particular jurisdiction, then he or she may select, NCBTMB National Examination for States Licensing (NESL) option.The NESL option is available to any candidate who is denied eligibility for certification through NCBTMB, either by the traditional application or portfolio review process. In addition, the NESL option is available to candidates who do not wish to become nationally certified or do not meet the eligibility criteria that are outlined in this the National Certification Examination Candidate Handbook. Candidates who select the NESL option are not required to submit notarized copies of  diplomas and/or official transcripts. However, candidates are still required  to adhere to all policies and procedures associated with the examinations, as they are outlined in the National Certification Examination Candidate Handbook.”

I am not sure quite what that means but I think it means you can take the test without going to school.  I may be wrong on that and hope to get some clarification on that.

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