State Licensure
Texas Department of State Health Services
Qualification for Licensure as a Massage Therapist
[Specialized Education and Training] As of September 1, 2007
- Completion
of a minimum 500-hour supervised course of instruction in the following
massage studies provided by a licensed massage therapy instructor,
licensed massage school, a state approved education institution, or a
combination of any of these in the following.
(a) 200 hours of massage therapy techniques (with at least 125 Swedish)
(b) 50 hours of Anatomy;
(c) 25 hours of Physiology;
(d) 50 hours of Kinesiology;
(e) 40 hours of Pathology;
(f) 20 hours of Health and Hygiene, CPR, and First Aid;
(g) 20 hours of Hydrotherapy;
(h) 45 hours of Business Practices and Professional Ethics; and
(i) 50 hour hands-on internship; or
- Practiced massage therapy as a profession for not less than five years, immediately preceding the date of application, in another state or country that does not have or maintain standards and requirements that substantially conform to those of this state, as determined by DSHS. An applicant must have been engaged in the practice of massage therapy as defined in 25 Texas Administrative Code, §141.1 for not less than 36 hours per month; and
- Successful completion of the state administered written examination.
- The department may waive the examination and verification of education if an applicant:
(a) is currently licensed/registered/certified in another state, jurisdiction, or country that has requirements substantially equivalent to those in Texas; and
(b) has held that license/registration/certification for a minimum of two years prior to application in Texas; and
(c) has successfully completed a national examination or other examination acceptable to the department; and
(d) is sponsored by a person licensed under the Massage Therapy Act during the time the person holds a provisional registration. The sponsorship requirement may be waived if DSHS determines that compliance creates a hardship for the applicant.
Last Updated September, 28 2007 |
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