Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 117 - MASSAGE THERAPY
Subchapter C - LICENSED MASSAGE THERAPIST AND STUDENT PERMIT
Section 117.21 - Massage Therapist License - Substantial Equivalence
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) An applicant from another state must provide documentation that licensure in another state was obtained by standards substantially equivalent to those of Texas.
(b) An applicant from another territory or foreign country must provide documents verified by the department or a certified credentialing agency confirming that licensure in the territory or foreign country was obtained by standards substantially equivalent to those of Texas.
(c) Degrees, certificates, diplomas, and course work received at other institutions, American or foreign, shall be accepted only if such institution is approved by an education agency in that state or country and the curriculum, the accrediting/credentialing body of that state or country, or the course of studies meets the criteria set out by the Act and this subchapter.
(d) Unless otherwise indicated, an applicant for licensure as a massage therapist must submit all required information and documentation of credentials on department-approved forms as prescribed under §117.20.
