{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 455.004","heading":"APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.","body":"This chapter does not apply to:\n(1) a person licensed in this state as a physician, chiropractor, occupational therapist, physical therapist, nurse, cosmetologist, or athletic trainer or as a member of a similar profession subject to state licensing while the person is practicing within the scope of the license;\n(2) a school approved by the Texas Education Agency or otherwise approved by the state; or\n(3) an instructor otherwise approved by the state to teach in an area of study included in the required course of instruction for issuance of a massage therapist license.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY","CHAPTER 455. MASSAGE THERAPY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.455.htm#455.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1de900609b9b56a39417cb45c16ff43aac370c73ae50437b40df5386bbbb6c14","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}