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Chapter 451 - Athletic Trainers
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 451.001. Definitions - Sec. 451.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Athletic injury" means...
Section 451.002. Interpretation; Practice of Medicine - Sec. 451.002. INTERPRETATION; PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. This chapter does not...
Section 451.003. Applicability - Sec. 451.003. APPLICABILITY. This chapter does not apply to: (1)...
Subchapter B. Advisory Board of Athletic Trainers
Section 451.051. Board; Membership - Sec. 451.051. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP. (a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th...
Section 451.0521. Duties of Board - Sec. 451.0521. DUTIES OF BOARD. The board shall provide advice...
Section 451.053. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 451.053. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Board members serve staggered six-year...
Section 451.055. Presiding Officer - Sec. 451.055. PRESIDING OFFICER. The presiding officer of the commission...
Section 451.056. Meetings - Sec. 451.056. MEETINGS. The board shall meet at the call...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 451.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 451.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The executive director...
Subchapter D. License Requirements
Section 451.151. License Required - Sec. 451.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not hold the...
Section 451.152. License Application - Sec. 451.152. LICENSE APPLICATION. An applicant for an athletic trainer...
Section 451.153. Applicant Qualifications - Sec. 451.153. APPLICANT QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An applicant for an athletic...
Section 451.154. Out-of-State License Applicants - Sec. 451.154. OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE APPLICANTS. (a) An out-of-state applicant must:...
Section 451.156. Requirements for License Issuance - Sec. 451.156. REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. An applicant for an...
Section 451.157. Temporary License - Sec. 451.157. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The department may issue a...
Subchapter E. License Renewal
Section 451.201. License Expiration; Renewal - Sec. 451.201. LICENSE EXPIRATION; RENEWAL. (a) A license issued under...
Chapter 452 - Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners
Section 452.001. Definitions - Sec. 452.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Executive council" means...
Section 452.002. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 452.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Executive Council of...
Subchapter B. Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners
Section 452.051. Appointment of Executive Council - Sec. 452.051. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. (a) The Executive Council...
Section 452.052. Eligibility of Public Member Appointed by Governor - Sec. 452.052. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBER APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR. A...
Section 452.053. Membership and Employee Restrictions - Sec. 452.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section,...
Section 452.054. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 452.054. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the executive council...
Section 452.055. Presiding Officer - Sec. 452.055. PRESIDING OFFICER. The member appointed by the governor...
Section 452.056. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 452.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 452.057. Compensation; Reimbursement - Sec. 452.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) The presiding officer of the...
Section 452.058. Meetings; Quorum - Sec. 452.058. MEETINGS; QUORUM. (a) The executive council shall hold...
Section 452.059. Training - Sec. 452.059. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Subchapter C. Director and Other Executive Council Personnel
Section 452.101. Director; Personnel - Sec. 452.101. DIRECTOR; PERSONNEL. (a) The executive council shall employ...
Section 452.102. Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 452.102. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. The executive council shall develop...
Section 452.103. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations - Sec. 452.103. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. (a) The director...
Section 452.104. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report - Sec. 452.104. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT. (a) The director...
Subchapter D. Powers and Duties
Section 452.151. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 452.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) Except as otherwise...
Section 452.152. Administrative Functions - Sec. 452.152. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS. (a) In administering Chapters 453 and...
Section 452.153. Limitation on Executive Council Authority - Sec. 452.153. LIMITATION ON EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AUTHORITY. (a) The executive...
Section 452.154. Fees - Sec. 452.154. FEES. The executive council shall set all fees...
Section 452.155. Rules - Sec. 452.155. RULES. Subject to Section 452.156, the appropriate professional...
Section 452.156. Review of Rules - Sec. 452.156. REVIEW OF RULES. (a) Before submitting a rule...
Section 452.157. Review of Boards - Sec. 452.157. REVIEW OF BOARDS. (a) The executive council shall...
Section 452.158. Disbursement of Funds - Sec. 452.158. DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS. The executive council may authorize...
Section 452.160. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 452.160. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The executive...
Subchapter E. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures
Section 452.201. Public Interest Information - Sec. 452.201. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The executive council shall...
Section 452.202. Complaints - Sec. 452.202. COMPLAINTS. (a) The executive council by rule shall...
Section 452.203. Public Participation - Sec. 452.203. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The executive council shall develop...
Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists
Section 453.001. Definitions - Sec. 453.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 453.002. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 453.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of...
Section 453.003. Conflict With Other Law - Sec. 453.003. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW. To the extent of...
Section 453.004. Effect of Chapter; Applicability - Sec. 453.004. EFFECT OF CHAPTER; APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does...
Section 453.005. Practice of Physical Therapy - Sec. 453.005. PRACTICE OF PHYSICAL THERAPY. (a) The practice of...
Section 453.006. Practice of Medicine - Sec. 453.006. PRACTICE OF MEDICINE. (a) A person may not...
Subchapter B. Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Section 453.051. Board Membership - Sec. 453.051. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Board of Physical...
Section 453.052. Purpose of Board - Sec. 453.052. PURPOSE OF BOARD. The board shall regulate the...
Section 453.053. Public Member Eligibility - Sec. 453.053. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY. A person is not eligible...
Section 453.054. Membership Restrictions - Sec. 453.054. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...
Section 453.055. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 453.055. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve...
Section 453.056. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 453.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 453.057. Per Diem Reimbursement - Sec. 453.057. PER DIEM REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member of the...
Section 453.058. Officers - Sec. 453.058. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate a member...
Section 453.059. Meetings - Sec. 453.059. MEETINGS. (a) A special meeting of the board:...
Section 453.060. Training - Sec. 453.060. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Section 453.061. Civil Liability - Sec. 453.061. CIVIL LIABILITY. A member of the board is...
Section 453.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 453.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. Except as provided by...
Section 453.102. Rules - Sec. 453.102. RULES. (a) The board may adopt rules necessary...
Section 453.103. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 453.103. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...
Section 453.104. Fees - Sec. 453.104. FEES. (a) The board may recommend to the...
Section 453.105. Employees; Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 453.105. EMPLOYEES; DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) The board may...
Section 453.106. List of License Holders - Sec. 453.106. LIST OF LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) The secretary shall...
Section 453.1061. Place of Employment - Sec. 453.1061. PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. The board may require that...
Section 453.107. Board Duties Regarding Complaints - Sec. 453.107. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by...
Section 453.108. Prosecuting Violations - Sec. 453.108. PROSECUTING VIOLATIONS. The board shall assist the proper...
Section 453.109. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 453.109. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board...
Subchapter D. Public Interest Information and Complaint Procedures
Section 453.151. Public Interest Information - Sec. 453.151. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prepare...
Section 453.152. Complaints - Sec. 453.152. COMPLAINTS. A license holder shall at all times...
Section 453.153. Record of Complaints - Sec. 453.153. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall keep...
Section 453.154. General Rules Involving Complaint Investigation and Disposition - Sec. 453.154. GENERAL RULES INVOLVING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION. (a)...
Section 453.155. Public Participation - Sec. 453.155. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The board shall develop and...
Subchapter E. License Requirements
Section 453.201. License Required; Use of Title - Sec. 453.201. LICENSE REQUIRED; USE OF TITLE. (a) A person...
Section 453.202. License Application - Sec. 453.202. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a physical...
Section 453.203. Qualifications for Physical Therapist or Physical Therapist Assistant License - Sec. 453.203. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PHYSICAL THERAPIST OR PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANT...
Section 453.204. Foreign-Trained Applicants - Sec. 453.204. FOREIGN-TRAINED APPLICANTS. (a) To obtain a license under...
Section 453.205. License Examination - Sec. 453.205. LICENSE EXAMINATION. (a) The board by rule shall...
Section 453.207. Reexamination - Sec. 453.207. REEXAMINATION. (a) An applicant who fails to pass...
Section 453.208. Issuance of License - Sec. 453.208. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. (a) The board shall issue...
Section 453.209. Provisional License - Sec. 453.209. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) The board may issue a...
Section 453.210. Temporary License - Sec. 453.210. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The board by rule may...
Section 453.211. Inactive Status - Sec. 453.211. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) The board by rule may...
Section 453.212. Display of License - Sec. 453.212. DISPLAY OF LICENSE. A license holder under this...
Section 453.214. License by Endorsement - Sec. 453.214. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The board shall issue...
Section 453.215. Criminal History Record Information for License Issuance - Sec. 453.215. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a)...
Subchapter F. License Renewal
Section 453.251. License Expiration - Sec. 453.251. LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) A physical therapist or physical...
Section 453.252. Renewal of License - Sec. 453.252. RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) A person may renew...
Section 453.253. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 453.253. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...
Section 453.254. Continuing Competence - Sec. 453.254. CONTINUING COMPETENCE. (a) The board by rule shall:...
Section 453.255. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Renewal - Sec. 453.255. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL....
Subchapter G. Practice by License Holder
Section 453.301. Practice by Physical Therapist - Sec. 453.301. PRACTICE BY PHYSICAL THERAPIST. (a) A physical therapist...
Section 453.302. Treating Patient Without Referral - Sec. 453.302. TREATING PATIENT WITHOUT REFERRAL. (a) In this section:...
Section 453.303. Prohibited Use of Certain Procedures - Sec. 453.303. PROHIBITED USE OF CERTAIN PROCEDURES. In practicing physical...
Section 453.304. Prohibited Practice - Sec. 453.304. PROHIBITED PRACTICE. It is a violation of this...
Subchapter H. Disciplinary Action and Procedure
Section 453.351. Grounds for Denial of License or Discipline of License Holder - Sec. 453.351. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF LICENSE OR DISCIPLINE OF...
Section 453.352. Procedure for License Denial or Disciplinary Action; Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 453.352. PROCEDURE FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION; SCHEDULE...
Section 453.3525. Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 453.3525. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a) The board by rule...
Section 453.353. Subpoenas - Sec. 453.353. SUBPOENAS. (a) The board may request or compel...
Section 453.354. Temporary License Suspension - Sec. 453.354. TEMPORARY LICENSE SUSPENSION. (a) The board may temporarily...
Section 453.355. Reissuance of License; Issuance of License After Denial - Sec. 453.355. REISSUANCE OF LICENSE; ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AFTER DENIAL....
Section 453.356. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 453.356. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The board by rule shall...
Subchapter I. Administrative Penalty
Section 453.401. Imposition of Penalty - Sec. 453.401. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY. The board may impose an...
Section 453.402. Amount of Penalty - Sec. 453.402. AMOUNT OF PENALTY. (a) The amount of an...
Section 453.403. Administrative Procedure - Sec. 453.403. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE. (a) The board shall adopt rules...
Subchapter J. Other Penalties and Enforcement Procedures
Section 453.451. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 453.451. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The attorney general, a district attorney,...
Section 453.452. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 453.452. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. The board by rule...
Section 453.453. Civil Penalty - Sec. 453.453. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person found by a...
Section 453.454. Recovery of Costs and Fees - Sec. 453.454. RECOVERY OF COSTS AND FEES. A person other...
Section 453.455. Criminal Offense - Sec. 453.455. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense...
Subchapter K. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact
Section 453.501. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact - Sec. 453.501. PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT. The Physical Therapy Licensure...
Section 453.502. Administration of Compact - Sec. 453.502. ADMINISTRATION OF COMPACT. The board is the Physical...
Section 453.503. Rules - Sec. 453.503. RULES. The board may adopt rules necessary to...
Section 453.504. Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; Disclosure of Personal Information - Sec. 453.504. PHYSICAL THERAPY LICENSURE COMPACT; DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION....
Chapter 454 - Occupational Therapists
Section 454.001. Short Title - Sec. 454.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 454.002. Definitions - Sec. 454.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 454.003. Application of Sunset Act - Sec. 454.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT. The Texas Board of...
Section 454.004. Conflict With Other Law - Sec. 454.004. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW. To the extent of...
Section 454.005. Applicability - Sec. 454.005. APPLICABILITY. (a) This chapter does not apply to...
Section 454.006. Practice of Occupational Therapy - Sec. 454.006. PRACTICE OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. (a) In this section,...
Section 454.007. Use of Title of Doctor - Sec. 454.007. USE OF TITLE OF DOCTOR. An occupational therapist...
Subchapter B. Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Section 454.051. Board Membership - Sec. 454.051. BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The Texas Board of Occupational...
Section 454.052. Public Member Eligibility - Sec. 454.052. PUBLIC MEMBER ELIGIBILITY. A person is not eligible...
Section 454.053. Membership Restrictions - Sec. 454.053. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS. (a) In this section, "Texas trade...
Section 454.054. Terms; Vacancy - Sec. 454.054. TERMS; VACANCY. (a) Members of the board serve...
Section 454.055. Grounds for Removal - Sec. 454.055. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground...
Section 454.056. Per Diem; Reimbursement - Sec. 454.056. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT. (a) A member of the...
Section 454.057. Officers - Sec. 454.057. OFFICERS. (a) The governor shall designate a member...
Section 454.058. Meetings - Sec. 454.058. MEETINGS. (a) The board shall hold at least...
Section 454.059. Training - Sec. 454.059. TRAINING. (a) A person who is appointed to...
Section 454.060. Civil Liability - Sec. 454.060. CIVIL LIABILITY. A member of the board is...
Section 454.101. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 454.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. Except as provided by...
Section 454.102. Rules - Sec. 454.102. RULES. The board shall adopt rules consistent with...
Section 454.103. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 454.103. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...
Section 454.104. Fees - Sec. 454.104. FEES. (a) The board may recommend to the...
Section 454.105. Employees; Division of Responsibilities - Sec. 454.105. EMPLOYEES; DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES. (a) The board may...
Section 454.106. List of License Holders - Sec. 454.106. LIST OF LICENSE HOLDERS. (a) The coordinator of...
Section 454.1061. Place of Employment - Sec. 454.1061. PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT. The board may require that...
Section 454.107. Board Duties Regarding Complaints - Sec. 454.107. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS. (a) The board by...
Section 454.108. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 454.108. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The board...
Section 454.151. Public Interest Information - Sec. 454.151. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION. (a) The board shall prepare...
Section 454.152. Record of Complaints - Sec. 454.152. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS. (a) The board shall keep...
Section 454.153. General Rules Involving Complaint Investigation and Disposition - Sec. 454.153. GENERAL RULES INVOLVING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION. (a)...
Section 454.154. Public Participation - Sec. 454.154. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. (a) The board shall develop and...
Section 454.201. License Required; Use of Title - Sec. 454.201. LICENSE REQUIRED; USE OF TITLE. (a) A person...
Section 454.202. Application - Sec. 454.202. APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for an occupational therapist...
Section 454.203. Qualifications for Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant License - Sec. 454.203. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST OR OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT...
Section 454.204. Educational Requirements - Sec. 454.204. EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS. To satisfy Section 454.203(1): (1) an...
Section 454.205. Foreign-Trained Applicants - Sec. 454.205. FOREIGN-TRAINED APPLICANTS. (a) To obtain a license under...
Section 454.207. License Examination - Sec. 454.207. LICENSE EXAMINATION. (a) The board by rule shall...
Section 454.210. Provisional License - Sec. 454.210. PROVISIONAL LICENSE. (a) On application, the board shall...
Section 454.211. Temporary License - Sec. 454.211. TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) The board by rule may...
Section 454.212. Inactive Status - Sec. 454.212. INACTIVE STATUS. (a) The board by rule may...
Section 454.213. Accepted Practice; Practitioner's Referral - Sec. 454.213. ACCEPTED PRACTICE; PRACTITIONER'S REFERRAL. (a) An occupational therapist...
Section 454.214. Display of License and Renewal Certificate - Sec. 454.214. DISPLAY OF LICENSE AND RENEWAL CERTIFICATE. A license...
Section 454.216. License by Endorsement - Sec. 454.216. LICENSE BY ENDORSEMENT. (a) The board shall issue...
Section 454.217. Criminal History Record Information for License Issuance - Sec. 454.217. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE. (a)...
Section 454.251. License Expiration - Sec. 454.251. LICENSE EXPIRATION. (a) The board by rule may...
Section 454.252. Renewal of License - Sec. 454.252. RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) A person may renew...
Section 454.253. Renewal of Expired License by Out-of-State Practitioner - Sec. 454.253. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE BY OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER. (a)...
Section 454.254. Mandatory Continuing Education - Sec. 454.254. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The board by rule...
Section 454.255. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Renewal - Sec. 454.255. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE RENEWAL....
Subchapter G. Disciplinary Action and Procedure
Section 454.301. Grounds for Denial of License or Discipline of License Holder - Sec. 454.301. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL OF LICENSE OR DISCIPLINE OF...
Section 454.302. Procedures for Disciplinary Action; Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 454.302. PROCEDURES FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION; SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a)...
Section 454.3025. Schedule of Sanctions - Sec. 454.3025. SCHEDULE OF SANCTIONS. (a) The board by rule...
Section 454.303. Issuance of License After Denial; Reissuance of License - Sec. 454.303. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE AFTER DENIAL; REISSUANCE OF LICENSE....
Section 454.304. Informal Proceedings - Sec. 454.304. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS. (a) The board by rule shall...
Section 454.305. Emergency Suspension - Sec. 454.305. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The board may temporarily suspend...
Section 454.306. Subpoena - Sec. 454.306. SUBPOENA. (a) The board may request or compel...
Subchapter H. Penalties and Enforcement Procedures
Section 454.351. Injunctive Relief - Sec. 454.351. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF. The attorney general, a district attorney,...
Section 454.352. Monitoring of License Holder - Sec. 454.352. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER. The board by rule...
Section 454.3521. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 454.3521. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The board may impose an...
Section 454.353. Civil Penalty - Sec. 454.353. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) A person found by a...
Section 454.354. Recovery of Costs and Fees - Sec. 454.354. RECOVERY OF COSTS AND FEES. A person other...
Section 454.355. Criminal Offense - Sec. 454.355. CRIMINAL OFFENSE. (a) A person commits an offense...
Chapter 455 - Massage Therapy
Section 455.001. Definitions - Sec. 455.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commission" means the...
Section 455.002. Massage Therapy as Health Care Service - Sec. 455.002. MASSAGE THERAPY AS HEALTH CARE SERVICE. (a) Massage...
Section 455.003. Practices Included in Massage Therapy - Sec. 455.003. PRACTICES INCLUDED IN MASSAGE THERAPY. Massage therapy includes...
Section 455.004. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 455.004. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does not apply...
Section 455.005. Effect on Local Law - Sec. 455.005. EFFECT ON LOCAL LAW. (a) Except as provided...
Subchapter B. Powers and Duties
Section 455.0511. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 455.0511. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. (a) The executive director...
Section 455.052. Rules Regarding Massage Establishments - Sec. 455.052. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS. Rules adopted under this...
Section 455.053. Rules Regarding Massage Schools - Sec. 455.053. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE SCHOOLS. Rules adopted under this...
Section 455.054. Rules Regarding Massage Therapists - Sec. 455.054. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE THERAPISTS. Rules adopted under this...
Section 455.055. Rules Regarding Massage Therapy Instructors - Sec. 455.055. RULES REGARDING MASSAGE THERAPY INSTRUCTORS. Rules adopted under...
Section 455.059. Inspections; Investigations - Sec. 455.059. INSPECTIONS; INVESTIGATIONS. The department, the department's authorized representative,...
Subchapter C. Massage Therapy Advisory Board
Section 455.101. Advisory Board Membership - Sec. 455.101. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. (a) The advisory board consists...
Section 455.102. Duties of Advisory Board - Sec. 455.102. DUTIES OF ADVISORY BOARD. The advisory board shall...
Section 455.103. Terms; Vacancies - Sec. 455.103. TERMS; VACANCIES. (a) Members of the advisory board...
Section 455.104. Presiding Officer - Sec. 455.104. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The presiding officer of the...
Section 455.105. Meetings - Sec. 455.105. MEETINGS. The advisory board shall meet at the...
Subchapter D. Licensing
Section 455.151. License Required - Sec. 455.151. LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Unless the person is exempt...
Section 455.152. Ineligibility for License - Sec. 455.152. INELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE. A person is not eligible...
Section 455.1525. Criminal History Record Information Requirement for License Issuance - Sec. 455.1525. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE....
Section 455.153. Application for License - Sec. 455.153. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. An applicant for a license...
Section 455.154. General Provisions Relating to Licenses - Sec. 455.154. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSES. (a) The holder...
Section 455.155. License Exemption - Sec. 455.155. LICENSE EXEMPTION. (a) Section 455.151 does not apply...
Section 455.156. License Requirements for Massage Therapist - Sec. 455.156. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR MASSAGE THERAPIST. (a) The department...
Section 455.159. Student Internship Program - Sec. 455.159. STUDENT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM. (a) An internship program must:...
Section 455.160. License Term and Renewal - Sec. 455.160. LICENSE TERM AND RENEWAL. (a) A license issued...
Section 455.161. Student Permit; Eligibility - Sec. 455.161. STUDENT PERMIT; ELIGIBILITY. (a) The department shall require...
Subchapter E. Practice by License Holders
Section 455.201. Referral From Physician - Sec. 455.201. REFERRAL FROM PHYSICIAN. A person issued a license...
Section 455.202. Practice by Massage Establishment - Sec. 455.202. PRACTICE BY MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENT. (a) A massage establishment...
Section 455.203. Practice by Massage School or Instructor at School - Sec. 455.203. PRACTICE BY MASSAGE SCHOOL OR INSTRUCTOR AT SCHOOL....
Section 455.2035. Reports to Department - Sec. 455.2035. REPORTS TO DEPARTMENT. (a) A massage school shall...
Section 455.204. Display of License - Sec. 455.204. DISPLAY OF LICENSE. (a) A person who holds...
Section 455.205. Prohibited Practices - Sec. 455.205. PROHIBITED PRACTICES. (a) A massage therapist may not...
Section 455.206. Establishment Change of Location Prohibited - Sec. 455.206. ESTABLISHMENT CHANGE OF LOCATION PROHIBITED. A massage establishment...
Section 455.207. Posting of Certain Notices Required - Sec. 455.207. POSTING OF CERTAIN NOTICES REQUIRED. (a) Each massage...
Subchapter F. License Denial or Disciplinary Procedures
Section 455.251. Grounds for License Denial or Disciplinary Action - Sec. 455.251. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION. (a)...
Subchapter H. Other Penalties and Enforcement Provisions
Section 455.351. Injunctive Relief; Civil Penalty - Sec. 455.351. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general,...
Section 455.352. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 455.352. CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense...
Section 455.353. Enforcement by Peace Officers - Sec. 455.353. ENFORCEMENT BY PEACE OFFICERS. A peace officer of...