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Title:
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Ordinance amending the Health Code to comprehensively revise regulation of massage practitioners, massage establishments, massage outcall services, and sole practitioner massage establishments by, among other things: 1) eliminating the exemption for massage businesses that employ solely massage practitioners certified by the California Massage Therapy Council from the permitting and regulatory authority of the Department of Public Health; 2) increasing the number of instructional hours required for massage practitioner permits; 3) denying massage business permits to applicants who have been convicted of criminal acts related to human trafficking; 4) aligning massage practitioner attire requirements with State law; 5) incorporating State human trafficking information posting requirements into local law for enforcement purposes; 6) revising the timing and criteria for granting, denying, suspending, and revoking massage practitioner permits, massage establishment permits, sole practitioner massage establishment permits, and outcall massage service permits; 7) specifying massage practitioner permit application and annual license fees; 8) updating the application and annual license fee amounts for massage establishments, outcall massage services, and sole practitioner massage establishments to reflect the currently authorized amounts; and 9) grouping related requirements and making other changes to enhance clarity and promote compliance.
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