Texas Administrative Code
Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
Part 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
Chapter 117 - MASSAGE THERAPY
Subchapter G - LICENSED MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS
Section 117.80 - Massage Establishment Application Procedures and Licensure
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Unless otherwise exempt under the Act, a place of business that advertises or offers massage therapy or other massage services must be licensed by the department as a massage establishment as provided by this section.
(b) A sexually oriented business may not obtain a license from the department or operate as a massage establishment.
(c) Each applicant for a massage establishment must:
(d) A criminal history check performed under this subsection requires an applicant for a license to submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the department, to the department or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(e) The department may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirements of this section.
(f) The department shall conduct a criminal history record information check of each applicant for a license using information:
(g) For purposes of this section, if the applicant for a license is an entity, the applicant must submit fingerprints as required by this section for each individual who: