Texas Occupations Code
§ 455.156 — LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MASSAGE THERAPIST
OC § 455.156Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY · Ch. 455. MASSAGE THERAPY · Art. D. LICENSING
Statute text
View on source(a)The department shall issue a license to each qualified applicant who applies for a massage therapist license.
(b)An applicant for a license under this section must be an individual and:
(1)present evidence satisfactory to the department that the person has satisfactorily completed massage therapy studies in a 500-hour minimum, supervised course of instruction in a manner provided by Subsection (c), in which at least:
(A)200 hours are taught by a licensed massage therapy instructor and dedicated to the study of massage therapy techniques and theory and the practice of manipulation of soft tissue, with at least 125 hours dedicated to the study of Swedish massage therapy techniques;
(B)50 hours are dedicated to the study of anatomy;
(C)25 hours are dedicated to the study of physiology;
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1399 (H.B. 2644), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 6.009, eff. September 1, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 163 (S.B. 1130), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2021.