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TITLE 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION
PART 4 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION
CHAPTER 117 - MASSAGE THERAPY
SUBCHAPTER F - LICENSED MASSAGE SCHOOLS
SECTION/RULE §117.52 - Change of Massage School Ownership
Chapter Review Date 11/02/2022

(a) The license of a massage school may not be sold or transferred to another person or owner.(b) If a massage school changes ownership, the new owner must apply for a new massage school license within thirty (30) days before the change in ownership. A massage school may continue to operate pending approval by the department. The new owner must submit a massage school application for a new license meeting all requirements as defined in §117.50.(c) A change of ownership may include the following:(1) For a sole proprietorship, the licensee no longer owns the massage school.(2) For a partnership or limited partnership, the partnership is dissolved.(3) For a corporation or limited liability company, if sold to another person or entity. A change of ownership does not include corporate officer or stockholder restructuring.(4) The addition or deletion of any person defined as an owner.(5) Legal incompetence or death.(d) The new owner of a massage school shall accept responsibility for all refund liabilities of the previous owner.

Source Note: The provisions of this §117.52 adopted to be effective November 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 4991; amended to be effective February 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 543.

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