Bill Text: TX HB1951 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the regulation of massage therapy.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-08 - Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures [HB1951 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB1951-Introduced.html
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By: Button | H.B. No. 1951 |
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relating to the regulation of massage therapy. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 455.001, Occupations Code, is amended by | ||
amending Subdivision (8) and adding Subdivision (14) to read as | ||
follows: | ||
(8) "Massage therapy" means the manipulation of soft | ||
tissue by hand or through a mechanical or electrical apparatus for | ||
the purpose of body massage and includes effleurage (stroking), | ||
petrissage (kneading), tapotement (percussion), compression, | ||
vibration, friction, nerve strokes, reflexology, and Swedish | ||
gymnastics. The terms "massage," "therapeutic massage," "massage | ||
technology," "myotherapy," "body massage," "body rub," or any | ||
derivation of those terms are synonyms for "massage therapy." | ||
(14) "Reflexology" means the application of pressure | ||
to areas on a person's hands, feet, or head for the purpose of | ||
relieving tension or stress throughout the person's body. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |