(a) Each massage school shall provide adequate equipment in good working order. The equipment required for instruction shall be determined by the program objective(s). The equipment shall be comparable to that commonly found in the practice of massage therapy.
(b) The equipment and the classroom and laboratory space shall be of sufficient quality and amount to meet the use requirements of the number of current students in class with appropriate seating facilities or work stations, as demanded by the activity patterns of the program.
(c) Enrollment shall not exceed the design characteristics of the student workstations.
(d) The facilities shall meet any state and local ordinances or requirements governing building and safety for the designated use, including applicable state and local fire codes.
(e) If adequate facilities and equipment are available, the following maximum ratios are recommended for the supervised course of instruction, and may be varied at the discretion of the massage school to conform to specific conditions:
  (1) laboratory--12 tables to 1 instructor and 3 students to 1 table; and
  (2) classroom--36 students to 1 instructor.
(f) If a massage school is using a time clock to track student hours, the computer time clock must indicate the specific date of each day.
(g) A massage school shall display the massage school license in a conspicuous place for public view.
(h) A massage school must display a sign containing human trafficking information as required by Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 455, §455.207, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission that is:
  (1) in a conspicuous place clearly visible to the public; and
  (2) acceptable to the department.

Source Note: The provisions of this §117.53 adopted to be effective November 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4991; amended to be effective February 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 543