Rules Regarding Massage Schools

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. 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.