Tex. Occ. Code Section 455.055
Rules Regarding Massage Therapy Instructors


Rules adopted under this chapter relating to a massage therapy instructor must contain minimum standards for:

(1)

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

(2)

the qualifications of a massage therapy instructor;

(3)

the supervision of a student by a massage therapy instructor;

(4)

the maximum number of hours a student may accumulate in an internship program under the supervision of a massage therapy instructor before the student is required to be licensed under this chapter;

(5)

the equipment essential to the education, health, and safety of students and the public;

(6)

the sanitary and hygienic conditions of the physical environment in which a massage therapy instructor teaches;

(7)

the provision of massage therapy or other massage services by a student or a massage therapy instructor;

(8)

the educational and clinical records kept by a massage therapy instructor;

(9)

the curriculum taught and educational material used by a massage therapy instructor;

(10)

the inspection of the records, equipment, and physical environment of a massage therapy instructor; and

(11)

any other aspect of a massage therapy instructor’s instruction or operation of any portion of the course of instruction required for a massage therapist license.
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.

Source: Section 455.055 — Rules Regarding Massage Therapy Instructors, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.­455.­htm#455.­055 (accessed May 11, 2024).

Accessed:
May 11, 2024

§ 455.055’s source at texas​.gov