Texas § 455.053 RULES REGARDING MASSAGE SCHOOLS.

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§ 455.053 — RULES REGARDING MASSAGE SCHOOLS.

Texas § 455.053

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 455.053 (2026).

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Sec. 455.053. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE SCHOOLS. Rules adopted under this chapter relating to a massage school must contain minimum standards for:

(1)the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, or probation of a license under this chapter;

(2)the qualifications of professional personnel;

(3)the supervision of professional personnel;

(4)the equipment essential to the education, health, and safety of students, massage school personnel, and the public;

(5)the sanitary and hygienic conditions of a massage school;

(6)the provision of massage therapy or other massage services by a massage school or student;

(7)the maximum number of hours a student may accumulate in a massage school's internship program before the student is required to be licensed under this chapter;

(8)the educ

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Sec. 455.053. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE SCHOOLS. Rules adopted under this chapter relating to a massage school must contain minimum standards for:
(1) the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, or probation of a license under this chapter;
(2) the qualifications of professional personnel;
(3) the supervision of professional personnel;
(4) the equipment essential to the education, health, and safety of students, massage school personnel, and the public;
(5) the sanitary and hygienic conditions of a massage school;
(6) the provision of massage therapy or other massage services by a massage school or student;
(7) the maximum number of hours a student may accumulate in a massage school's internship program before the student is required to be licensed under this chapter;
(8) the educational and clinical records kept by a massage school;
(9) the organizational structure of a massage school, including the lines of authority and the delegation of responsibility;
(10) fire prevention and safety in a massage school;
(11) the massage school's curriculum and educational material;
(12) massage school inspections; and
(13) any other aspect of the operation of a massage school that the commission considers necessary to protect students, massage school personnel, or the public.

Legislative History

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202 ), Sec. 1.241, eff. September 1, 2017.