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.