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Attachment C <br />46 B.Health and sanitation regulations governing massage therapy establishments <br />47 and massage therapists can minimize the risk of the spread of communicable <br />48 diseases and can promote overall health and sanitation. <br />49 C.License qualifications for the restrictions on massage therapy establishments <br />50 and massage therapists can minimize the risk that such businesses and persons <br />51 will facilitate prostitution and other criminal activity in the community. <br />52 D. Massage services provided bypersons with no specialized and standardized <br />53 training in massage can endanger citizens by facilitating the spread of <br />54 communicable diseases, by exposing citizens to unhealthy and unsanitary <br />55 conditions, and by increasing the risk of personal injury. <br />56 E. Massage businesses which employ persons with no specialized and <br />57 standardized training can tax city law-enforcement services, because such <br />58 businesses are more likely to be operated as fronts for prostitution and other <br />59 criminal activity than operations established by persons with standardized <br />60 training. Fewer of such businesses will reduce the drain on law enforcement. <br />61 F.The training of professional massage therapists at accredited institutions is an <br />62 important means of ensuring the fullest measure of protecting the public health, <br />63 safety and welfare. <br />64 <br />65 309.02 DEFINITIONS: <br />66 <br />67 As used in this Chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meanings ascribed <br />68 to them in this Section: <br />69 <br />70 ACCREDITED INSTITUTION: An educational institution holding accredited status with <br />71 the Minnesota Office of Higher Education or the United States Department of Education. <br />72 <br />73 CHAIR MASSAGE: A massage provided to a fully-clothed individual, and limited to the <br />74 neck, shoulders, arms, and back, where the massage is not provided in a massage therapy <br />75 establishment; and provided the individual giving the massage meets the requirements <br />76 specified in Section 309.05(A) 309.04 (A). (Ord. 1329, 11-14-05) <br />77 <br />78 MASSAGE THERAPIST: A person who practices or administers massage therapy to the <br />79 public. <br />80 <br />81 MASSAGE THERAPY: The rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping or rolling of the body <br />82 with the hands or other parts of the body for the exclusive purposes of relaxation, physical <br />83 fitness or beautification and for no other purpose. The practice of massage therapy is hereby <br />84 declared to be distinct from the licensed practice of medicine, osteopathy, chiropractic, <br />85 physical therapy, podiatry and nursing, as well as athletic coaches and trainers. Persons <br />86 engaged in those professions are exempt from the provisions of this Chapter. <br />87 <br />88 MASSAGE THERAPY ESTABLISHMENT: Any room, or premise wherein a person may <br />89 receive a massage from a licensed massage therapist for a fee; where massages are given <br />90 on more than 14 calendar days in any given calendar yearthat does not meet the description <br />91 of 309.03(B). (Ord. 1329, 11- 14-05) <br />RS160\\1\\850086.v5 <br /> <br />