Texas § OC.455.151 - LICENSE REQUIRED
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§ OC.455.151. LICENSE REQUIRED
LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Unless the person is exempt from the licensing requirement, a person may not act as a massage therapist, massage school, massage therapy instructor, or massage establishment unless the person holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter. (b) Unless the person is exempt from the licensing requirement, a person may not represent that the person is a massage therapist, massage school, massage therapy instructor, or massage establishment unless the person holds an appropriate license under this chapter. (c) A person may not for compensation perform or offer to perform any service with a purported health benefit that involves physical contact with a client unless the person: (1) holds an appropriate license issued under this chapter; or (2) is licensed or authorized under other law to perform the service. (d) The department may issue one or more types of licenses not otherwise provided for by this chapter that authorize the license holder to perform a service described by Subsection (c). The commission may adopt rules governing a license issued under this subsection. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1399 (H.B. 2644 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 5.080, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202 ), Sec. 1.245, eff. September 1, 2017. Text of section as reenacted and amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 95 (S.B. 703 ), Sec. 1, and Ch. 568 (H.B. 1732 ), Sec. 1 For text of section as reenacted and amended by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (H.B. 1778 ), Sec. 2.10, and Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620 ), Sec. 15.001, see other Sec. 455.152
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What does The Texas Constitution § OC.455.151 cover?
Section OC.455.151 ("LICENSE REQUIRED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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