[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Health of the Town of Boxford 8-21-2002.
Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Licensing — See Ch. 109.
For the purpose of these regulations, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Approved by the Board of Health, of the Town of Boxford in accordance
with accepted standards and regulations.
The office, place of business, or other premises where massage is
practiced or where therapeutic or conditioning baths of vapor, or other substances
are given.
The manipulation of parts of the body by manual, mechanical, or other
means as a beauty treatment, for purported health or medical treatment for
the purpose of invigoration.
A male who practices massage.
A female who practices massage.
For the purpose of these regulations:
A.
Persons excepted. Physicians, physical therapists, school athletic trainers, or chiropodists (podiatrists) registered in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts are excluded. A person registered as a barber or an apprentice under the provisions of Section 987H or Section 87I of Chapter 112 of the General Laws, or as a hairdresser, operator, or a student under the provisions of Section 87I to 87J, inclusive, of said Chapter 112 of the General Laws may practice facial and scalp massage without taking out a license.
B.
Other person excepted. A person licensed to practice
massage or conduct an establishment in any other city or town in the commonwealth
may, on written orders from a physician, attend patients, specified by the
physician, in Boxford. He shall, if requested, submit to the Board of Health
copies of his license from another community and the physician orders.
C.
Establishment exceptions. Hospital, nursing and convalescent
homes, and other similar licensed institutions where massage and baths may
be given are excluded from the definition of an establishment.
No person shall practice massage or conduct an establishment for the
giving of massage or vapor, pool, shower, or other baths for hire or reward,
or advertise or hold himself out as being engaged in the business of massage
or the giving of said baths in the Town of Boxford without receiving a license
therefor from the Boxford Board of Health. The license fee for each establishment
shall be $100 and for each masseur or masseuse shall be $50. A license issued
to an establishment, masseur or masseuse is not transferable.
Licenses shall automatically expire on December 31 of each year. Applications
for renewal must be submitted at least 30 days prior to the expiration date.
No person shall be licensed to practice massage or conduct an establishment
for giving massage, vapor, pool, shower, or other baths unless they (male
or female) meet the following requirements:
A.
Be 18 years of age or older with proof of birth certificate
and two forms of positive identification.
B.
Be of good moral character.
C.
Submit to the Board of Health a complete application
form containing all information requested on said form.
D.
Submit to the Board of Health the results of a physical
examination, including Mantoux test completed within 45 days prior to application
for licensing or relicensing.
E.
Submit evidence of having completed a course of study
and/or training or experience evaluated as equivalent to a five-hundred-hour
course of study in manage therapy; bodywork or movement education.
Every establishment for the giving of massage or vapor, pool, shower,
or other baths shall meet the following standards:
A.
It shall be connected to a sewage system with the appropriate
design flow.
B.
It shall be well-lighted, well-ventilated, and properly
heated when seasonally indicated.
C.
No room used by the licensee in the conduct of his business
shall be used as a bedroom.
D.
There shall be an adequate supply of hot and cold running
water.
E.
There shall be approved toilet and washing facilities
within the premises, readily available to the patrons and affording sufficient
privacy. If shower facilities are not provided there shall be a sign which
shall read:
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NOTICE TO MASSAGE CLIENTS
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This Establishment does not provide a shower for use after massage.
If you believe you are allergic to lotions, oils or powders, please notify
the massage therapists prior to the massage.
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F.
Where patrons of both sexes are accommodated, adequate
arrangements shall be made for separation of rooms, toilets, and washing facilities
used by each sex.
G.
All rooms of the establishments and furniture and equipment
therein shall be kept clean at all times.
H.
The door of each room or enclosure used for massage purposes
shall have a window large enough to permit visual observation of the entire
room or enclosure from outside such room or enclosure.
I.
Each room or enclosure used for the giving of massage
services shall have at least one artificial light.
J.
There shall be adequate facilities for the cleaning and
sterilizing of all equipment.
K.
All equipment, instruments, devices, robes, sheets, blankets,
pillowcases, wearing apparel, towels, or other materials, which may come in
direct contact with the body, shall be properly cleaned, sterilized after
each use. Single-service articles are acceptable and shall only be used once.
L.
No establishment for the practice of massage or baths
as defined herein shall be kept open between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 9:00
a.m. unless specifically authorized by the Board of Health in writing.
No instrument or device designed or used for direct application to the
skin shall be applied directly to the skin, unless sterilized; the part of
the body being treated shall be covered with a clean towel, or else the instrument
shall be covered in a similar manner.
No sponge, stick, alum, or other article liable to convey infection
shall be used to make application directly to the skin or any cut or wound.
No person licensed shall treat any person afflicted with any skirt eruption
or other disease unless such person shall have furnished a written certificate
from a physician to the effect that the eruption or disease is not of a contagious
or transmissible character.
Every person licensed to practice massage shall thoroughly cleanse his
hands by washing with soap and hot water immediately before and after serving
a patron.
Every licensed establishment must display in a conspicuous location
the licenses of all the licensees operating in the establishment. Picture
badge identification must be worn by all employees of the establishment. A
list of names and addresses of all employees of the establishment shall be
submitted to the Board of Health. Additions and/or deletions may be made on
a monthly basis.
No licensed person shall operate under any name or conduct his or her
business under any designation not specified on his or her license.
No licensee may operate an x-ray, fluoroscope, or similar equipment
of radioactive material for any purpose unless already licensed by the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts to practice a profession requiring the use of radiation equipment.
No licensed establishment may contain an x-ray, fluoroscope, or similar equipment
unless the equipment is operated only by persons properly licensed to practice
a profession requiring the use of such equipment.
Every licensee shall notify the Board of Health at least 14 days prior
to any change of name or address, whether it is home or business. Any new
license or amendment to an existing license required because of the foregoing
may be issued without charge at the discretion of the Board of Health.
Every licensee shall permit the Board of Health or its agent or other
Town authorities acting in an official capacity to inspect his place of business
and his work at any reasonable time.
Records will be kept and made available to the Board of Health, specifying
the patron's name and the name of the person performing the massage.
Whoever violates any provisions of these regulations shall be punished
by a fine of not more than $100 or imprisonment for not more than six months,
or both, in accordance with Section 53, Chapter 140 of the Massachusetts General
Laws.
A person whose license has been suspended or revoked may, within 10
days of the suspension or revocation of his license, request, in writing,
a hearing upon the cause or causes of such suspension or revocation. The Board
of Health may set a time and place for said hearing.
No person shall practice as a student/apprentice practioner of massage
therapy for gaining practical experience and/or for hire or reward or advertise
or hold him/herself as being engaged in the business of massage therapy unless
first having been issued a permit pursuant to these regulations.
