Tex.
Occ. Code Section 455.159
Student Internship Program
(a)
An internship program must:(1)
meet the qualifications established by the department;(2)
provide a student with a minimum of 40 hours of hands-on massage therapy experience; and(3)
be conducted on the school grounds or in a clinic or classroom setting provided by the massage school or massage therapy instructor.(b)
A student must complete the first 250 hours of required training at a massage school or with a massage therapy instructor before the student is eligible to enter an internship program.(c)
A student who is participating in an internship program must be under the supervision and direction of a massage therapy instructor during the hours that the student is working in the program.(d)
A student who is participating in an internship program may:(1)
make an appointment with a client;(2)
interview a client;(3)
provide massage therapy, including providing massage therapy for compensation in an amount set by the massage school or massage therapy instructor and paid to the school or instructor;(4)
collect and review a client evaluation with the student’s supervisor; and(5)
perform other tasks necessary to the business of providing massage therapy to the public.
Source:
Section 455.159 — Student Internship Program, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.455.htm#455.159 (accessed May 11, 2024).
