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Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-051 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

TDLR Massage Therapy program page as captured Apr. 27, 2020: 'Texas Massage Establishments Closed From March 20 to April 3'; 'Clarification of Massage Therapy Services Allowed' (medical necessity only under GA-15 and GA-16); continuing education waived; remote instruction

TDLR massage-therapy COVID-19 closure and medical-necessity guidance (Mar. 20 - Apr. 27, 2020)

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation · Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (licensing authority for massage therapists and massage establishments under Tex. Occ. Code ch. 455); State level (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (licensing authority for massage therapists and massage establishments under Tex. Occ. Code ch. 455); State level · Texas
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
Tex. Occ. Code chs. 51 and 455; Executive Orders GA-14, GA-15, GA-16
Issued
2020-04-27 Apr. 27, 2020
Effective
Closure from midnight Mar. 20, 2020; medical-necessity limitation under GA-14 (Apr. 2), GA-15 and GA-16 (Apr. 17) as of the Apr. 27, 2020 capture (read as 2020-03-20)
In force
Mar. 20, 2020 to May 18, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q2
Limitation types
Business closureHealth care ordersOther
Addressees
  • Texas licensed massage therapists
  • massage establishments
  • massage schools
Functions reached
  • SL massage services (closed Mar. 20 - Apr. 3; medically necessary services only through Apr. 2020)
  • RT retail products (pickup and delivery only from Apr. 24)
  • HR credentialing (CE waived; MBLEx testing centers closed; remote instruction)
  • CB clients
Character
context
Collection
State health licensing boards AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS

Operative words

Texas Massage Establishments Closed From March 20 to April 3. As of midnight on March 20, all Texas massage establishments are closed until April 3 by executive order of Gov. Greg Abbott.... Clarification of Massage Therapy Services Allowed: A massage therapist may only provide massage services if it is medically necessary. This determination must be made by the client's physician or chiropractor. Massage therapists may not provide massage services for general wellness or other non-medical necessity reasons. This guidance is in accordance with Executive Orders GA-15 and GA-16 recently issued by Governor Abbott.... The Governor's Executive Order today focuses on retail businesses. It continues the closure of cosmetology salons, barber shops or massage establishments for services. Starting April 24, those businesses may sell products via pickup, delivery by mail or delivery to the customers' doorstep in strict compliance with the terms required by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Enforcement

Tex. Occ. Code §§ 51.301-.302 (TDLR administrative penalties and license sanctions); § 455.351; the Governor's orders carried Tex. Gov't Code § 418.173 penalties

Notes

The licensing agency's own statement of the closure and the medical-necessity limit for the massage profession in Texas; reaches Industry 18 (personal services) and Industry 17 (spas within fitness facilities)

Retrieval note

Original URL https://www.tdlr.texas.gov/mas/mas.htm; rendered from the Wayback Machine snapshot of Apr. 27, 2020.

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