Free Texas Massage Therapist Jurisprudence Examination Practice Questions

Sample Practice Questions

Try these 10 sample questions from the Texas Massage Therapist Jurisprudence Examination practice bank. Each includes the answer and explanation. Continue with the interactive practice above to review the full question set.

1. 1An unlicensed Texas wellness business that is not exempt wants to use the word “massage” in an advertisement. What does Texas law require?

   1. A. The word may be used if the advertisement avoids prices
   2. B. The word may be used if every service is labeled wellness
   3. C. The business must not use the word in advertising without the required license
   4. D. The word may be used once per advertisement without a license

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Texas Occupations Code §455.205(c), as reproduced in TDLR's official reference guide, bars a person who is not licensed and not expressly exempt from using the word massage in any form of advertising.

   Reference: Massage Establishment Reference Guide — Advertising, Texas Occupations Code §455.205(c), page 3

2. 2During a TDLR investigation, a Texas massage licensee withholds requested cooperation and threatens a witness. Which response is consistent with the enforcement rules?

   1. A. Both actions are permitted until a court issues a criminal conviction
   2. B. Failure to cooperate and interference by threats are sanctionable violations
   3. C. Only the witness may decide whether TDLR can continue
   4. D. The conduct is permitted if the underlying complaint is later dismissed

   Answer: B

   Explanation: TDLR lists failure to cooperate with an inspection or investigation under 16 TAC §§117.82(f)(3) and 117.90(s), and interference through misrepresentation, threats, or harassment under §117.90(n), as sanctionable conduct.

   Reference: Posting a Public Information Violations — Class C cooperation violation and Class D interference violation

3. 3A first-time Texas applicant chooses the MBLEx route instead of the Texas-administered massage examination. Which additional examination must the applicant pass?

   1. A. The Texas Massage Therapist Jurisprudence Examination
   2. B. A practical examination administered at a massage school
   3. C. The current BCETMB examination
   4. D. No additional Texas examination

   Answer: A

   Explanation: TDLR states that an applicant who takes the MBLEx must also take and pass the Texas Jurisprudence Exam, which covers laws and rules specific to Texas. The current BCETMB is expressly not accepted as a licensing examination.

   Reference: Massage Therapy Examination Requirements — Multi-State Massage Therapist Exam

4. 4A Texas massage therapist's license has expired, but the therapist continues advertising as licensed while waiting to renew. Which statement is correct?

   1. A. Advertising may continue as long as no cash is accepted
   2. B. The therapist may hold out as licensed for thirty days after expiration
   3. C. The therapist may not practice or imply licensed status with an expired license
   4. D. Expiration affects only the wall certificate, not the authority to practice

   Answer: C

   Explanation: TDLR identifies practicing massage therapy, holding oneself out as a licensed massage therapist, or implying a related licensed title with an expired license as unlicensed activity under 16 TAC §117.24(e).

   Reference: Posting a Public Information Violations — Massage Therapists and Establishments Penalties and Sanctions

5. 5A new client arrives for a first massage session in Texas and says the paperwork can be completed afterward. When must the compliant consultation document be provided?

   1. A. Before the first massage therapy session
   2. B. Within thirty days after the first session
   3. C. Only before the third session
   4. D. Only when a client requests breast massage

   Answer: A

   Explanation: TDLR states that the consultation document must be provided to each client before the first massage therapy session. Completing it after the session would not satisfy the timing requirement.

   Reference: Massage Establishment Reference Guide — 16 TAC §117.91(a); consultation timing overview, page 1

6. 6A female client has given general consent to massage but will receive breast massage during today's Texas session. What additional consent procedure is required?

   1. A. Oral consent once at the first visit covers all later sessions
   2. B. Written consent before each such session, unless it is received on a separate document
   3. C. Consent is unnecessary when the therapist documents a clinical goal
   4. D. A witness may consent on the client's behalf without written authorization

   Answer: B

   Explanation: TDLR requires written consent before each session involving breast massage of a female client, with the rule allowing that consent to be received on a separate document.

   Reference: Texas Administrative Code — MASSAGE THERAPY SESSION CONSULTATION, p. 1

7. 7A Texas therapist is purging old client files that contain service dates, massage types, and billing information. What is the minimum retention period for those records?

   1. A. Thirty days
   2. B. One year
   3. C. Two years
   4. D. Five years

   Answer: C

   Explanation: TDLR's official reference guide states that accurate records of service dates, types of massage therapy, and billing information must be maintained for a minimum of two years under 16 TAC §117.90(f).

   Reference: Posting a Public Information Violations — Massage Therapists and Establishments Penalties and Sanctions

8. 8During a Texas massage session, a client initiates verbal contact intended to arouse sexual desire. What must the licensee do immediately?

   1. A. Continue the session but document the statement afterward
   2. B. Change the subject and complete the paid time
   3. C. Discontinue the session, activity, or professional relationship
   4. D. Continue if no physical contact occurred

   Answer: C

   Explanation: Under 16 TAC §117.92(e), TDLR requires the licensee to immediately discontinue the massage therapy session, activity, or professional relationship when a client initiates verbal or physical contact intended to arouse or gratify sexual desire.

   Reference: Posting a Public Information Violations — Massage Therapists and Establishments Penalties and Sanctions

9. 9A Texas therapist advertises that one session is guaranteed to cure every chronic disease, although the claim cannot be verified. Which rule applies?

   1. A. The claim is allowed if it appears only on social media
   2. B. The claim is prohibited as false, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, or exaggerated
   3. C. The claim is allowed when the therapist includes a license number
   4. D. The claim is outside TDLR authority because it concerns treatment results

   Answer: B

   Explanation: TDLR lists false, misleading, deceptive, fraudulent, or exaggerated claims about services as an ethical violation under 16 TAC §117.90(t). A guaranteed cure that cannot be verified fits that prohibition.

   Reference: Posting a Public Information Violations — Massage Therapists and Establishments Penalties and Sanctions

10. 10A licensed Texas massage therapist is offered work at a storefront that advertises massage but has no establishment license and does not qualify for an exemption. May the therapist provide services there?

    1. A. Yes, because the therapist's individual license replaces the establishment license
    2. B. Yes, if all clients pay the therapist directly
    3. C. No, a licensee may not practice in an unlicensed establishment
    4. D. No, unless the storefront operates only on weekends

    Answer: C

    Explanation: TDLR identifies practicing in an unlicensed establishment or school as a violation under 16 TAC §117.90(k). An individual therapist license does not authorize an otherwise nonexempt establishment to operate without its required license.

    Reference: Posting a Public Information Violations — Massage Therapists and Establishments Penalties and Sanctions