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TEXAS MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSING EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2025/2026 Q&A | INSTANT
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To be eligible for an operator license, an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application in the manner prescribed by the department;
(2) pay the applicable fee required under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) have obtained a high school diploma, or the equivalent of a high school diploma, or have
passed a valid examination administered by a certified testing agency that measures the person's
ability to benefit from training;
(5) have completed the following hours of cosmetology instruction at a licensed beauty culture
school either:
(A) 1,000 hours of instruction in a beauty culture school; or
(B) 300 hours of instruction in cosmetology through a commission-approved training program in
a beauty culture school and hold an active Class A barber certificate; and
(6) pass a written and practical examination required under §83.21.
(b) To be eligible for an esthetician, manicurist, or esthetician/manicurist specialty license,
an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
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(2) pay the required fee under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) have obtained a high school diploma, or the equivalent of a high school diploma, or have
passed a valid examination administered by a certified testing agency that measures the person's
ability to benefit from training;
(5) have completed the following hours of cosmetology instruction at a licensed beauty culture
school:
where in an establishment must the TDLR Laws and Rules book be kept?
a) in the reception area or other prominent area in public view
b) on file in the managers office
c) at the bottom of a drawer in the dispensary
d) all of these answers are correct
a) in the reception area or other prominent area in public view
a person may not operate a beauty shop, specialty shop or other place of business in which
cosmetology is practiced unless:
a) the person holds a license to operate that place of business
b) the shop is at all times under the direct supervision of a holder of an operator license,
instructor license or specialty shop certificate (if specialty shop)
c) it is separated from another beauty shop on the same premises by walls of permanent
construction with no opening between the facilities
d) all these answers are correct
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b) the shop is at all times under the direct supervision of a holder of an operator license,
instructor license or specialty shop certificate (if specialty shop)
which of the following duties is required of a license holder?
a) offer food and beverage to the client
b) comply with health and safety standards
c) provide continuing education
d) all of these answers are correct
b) comply with health and safety standards
the applicant is eligible for a license if they have:
a) a high school diploma
b) a ged certificate
c) passed an exam that measures their ability to benefit from training
d) any of these are correct
d) any of these are correct
to be eligible for a license, an applicant must:
a) pass a written and practical exam
b) be at least 17 years of age
c) submit a completed application on a department-approved form
d) all of these are correct
d) all of these are correct
a licensee may not perform services on a client if the client has a contagious condition such
as:
a) lice
TEXAS MASSAGE THERAPIST LICENSING EXAM PRACTICE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS) PLUS RATIONALES 2025/2026 Q&A | INSTANT
DOWNLOAD PDF
To be eligible for an operator license, an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application in the manner prescribed by the department;
(2) pay the applicable fee required under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) have obtained a high school diploma, or the equivalent of a high school diploma, or have
passed a valid examination administered by a certified testing agency that measures the person's
ability to benefit from training;
(5) have completed the following hours of cosmetology instruction at a licensed beauty culture
school either:
(A) 1,000 hours of instruction in a beauty culture school; or
(B) 300 hours of instruction in cosmetology through a commission-approved training program in
a beauty culture school and hold an active Class A barber certificate; and
(6) pass a written and practical examination required under §83.21.
(b) To be eligible for an esthetician, manicurist, or esthetician/manicurist specialty license,
an applicant must:
(1) submit a completed application on a department-approved form;
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(2) pay the required fee under §83.80;
(3) be at least 17 years of age;
(4) have obtained a high school diploma, or the equivalent of a high school diploma, or have
passed a valid examination administered by a certified testing agency that measures the person's
ability to benefit from training;
(5) have completed the following hours of cosmetology instruction at a licensed beauty culture
school:
where in an establishment must the TDLR Laws and Rules book be kept?
a) in the reception area or other prominent area in public view
b) on file in the managers office
c) at the bottom of a drawer in the dispensary
d) all of these answers are correct
a) in the reception area or other prominent area in public view
a person may not operate a beauty shop, specialty shop or other place of business in which
cosmetology is practiced unless:
a) the person holds a license to operate that place of business
b) the shop is at all times under the direct supervision of a holder of an operator license,
instructor license or specialty shop certificate (if specialty shop)
c) it is separated from another beauty shop on the same premises by walls of permanent
construction with no opening between the facilities
d) all these answers are correct
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b) the shop is at all times under the direct supervision of a holder of an operator license,
instructor license or specialty shop certificate (if specialty shop)
which of the following duties is required of a license holder?
a) offer food and beverage to the client
b) comply with health and safety standards
c) provide continuing education
d) all of these answers are correct
b) comply with health and safety standards
the applicant is eligible for a license if they have:
a) a high school diploma
b) a ged certificate
c) passed an exam that measures their ability to benefit from training
d) any of these are correct
d) any of these are correct
to be eligible for a license, an applicant must:
a) pass a written and practical exam
b) be at least 17 years of age
c) submit a completed application on a department-approved form
d) all of these are correct
d) all of these are correct
a licensee may not perform services on a client if the client has a contagious condition such
as:
a) lice
