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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of massage therapy licensing |
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requirements to a person employing certain muscle activation |
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techniques. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 455.001, Occupations Code, is amended by |
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adding Subdivision (9-a) to read as follows: |
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(9-a) "Muscle activation techniques" means the |
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identification and correction of muscular imbalances through |
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palpation and isometric exercises. |
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SECTION 2. Section 455.004, Occupations Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 455.004. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter does |
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not apply to: |
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(1) a person licensed in this state as a physician, |
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chiropractor, occupational therapist, physical therapist, nurse, |
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cosmetologist, or athletic trainer or as a member of a similar |
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profession subject to state licensing while the person is |
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practicing within the scope of the license; |
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(2) a school approved by the Texas Education Agency or |
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otherwise approved by the state; [or] |
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(3) an instructor otherwise approved by the state to |
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teach in an area of study included in the required course of |
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instruction for issuance of a massage therapist license; or |
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(4) a person who, for compensation, employs muscle |
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activation techniques. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |