1. (a) To be eligible for a Massage Therapist license an applicant must:

   1. (1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
   2. (2) pay the fee required under §117.100;
   3. (3) be at least 18 years of age;
   4. (4) submit a transcript(s) of all relevant course work, acceptable to the department;
   5. (5) provide proof of successfully passing the required exam;
   6. (6) provide proof of successfully passing the jurisprudence exam;
   7. (7) successfully pass a criminal history background check performed by the department; and

   8. (8) satisfactorily complete massage therapy studies in a minimum 500-hour department approved course at a licensed massage school in which includes at least:

      1. (A) 200 hours of massage therapy techniques and theory and the practice of manipulation of soft tissue, with at least 125 hours of Swedish massage therapy techniques;
      2. (B) 50 hours of anatomy;
      3. (C) 25 hours of physiology;
      4. (D) 50 hours of kinesiology;
      5. (E) 40 hours of pathology;
      6. (F) 20 hours of hydrotherapy;
      7. (G) 45 hours of massage therapy laws and rules, business practices and professional ethics;
      8. (H) 20 hours of health, hygiene, first aid, universal precautions, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); and
      9. (I) 50-hour internship program.
2. (b) Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant for licensure as a massage therapist must submit all required information and documentation of credentials on department-approved forms.
3. (c) If the application is incomplete, the department will send a notice listing any additional materials required to complete the application.
4. (d) In the event that a deficiency is present in course work, the applicant may have up to one year to complete additional course work acceptable to the department; otherwise, the application may be voided.

Source Note:The provisions of this §117.20 adopted to be effective November 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4991; amended to be effective May 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 2406.