Tex. Occupations Code § 455.054
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 455.054, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 455.054. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE THERAPISTS.
Official statutory text
Rules adopted under this chapter relating to a massage therapist must contain minimum standards for:
(1) the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, or probation of a license under this chapter;
(2) the qualifications of a massage therapist;
(3) the sanitary and hygienic conditions of the physical environment in which a massage therapist practices massage therapy;
(4) the records kept by a massage therapist;
(5) the inspection of the records, equipment, and sanitary and hygienic conditions of the physical environment used by a massage therapist in practicing massage therapy; and
(6) any other aspect of the practice of a massage therapist necessary to protect the public.
(1) the issuance, denial, renewal, suspension, revocation, or probation of a license under this chapter;
(2) the qualifications of a massage therapist;
(3) the sanitary and hygienic conditions of the physical environment in which a massage therapist practices massage therapy;
(4) the records kept by a massage therapist;
(5) the inspection of the records, equipment, and sanitary and hygienic conditions of the physical environment used by a massage therapist in practicing massage therapy; and
(6) any other aspect of the practice of a massage therapist necessary to protect the public.
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