Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY |
Chapter 455. MASSAGE THERAPY |
Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER |
Sec. 455.053. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE SCHOOLS
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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 executive commissioner considers necessary to protect students, massage school personnel, or the public.