File #: 221160    Version: Name: Health Code - Massage Permit Requirements
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Introduced: 11/15/2022 In control: Clerk of the Board
On agenda: Final action: 6/16/2023
Enactment date: 6/16/2023 Enactment #: 105-23
Title: Ordinance amending the Health Code to exempt applicants for Massage Establishment, Sole Practitioner Massage Establishment, and Outcall Massage Service permits from fingerprinting requirements if the applicant holds a valid license issued by the California Massage Therapy Council; remove certain departments (Building Inspection, Police, Fire) from the list of departments that the Department of Public Health (DPH) must notify regarding new Massage Establishment permit applications, and remove all notification requirements to departments in cases of change in ownership of Massage Establishments or Sole Practitioner Massage Establishments; remove the requirement that departments receiving notice of new Massage Establishment permit applications conduct inspections with written findings of the applying massage establishment; allow Massage Establishments to install an exterior door keyless lock system upon prior DPH approval and upon providing DPH with a valid and up-to-date access code; remove from the Health Code the inoperative local application process for new Massage Practitioner permits; include solicitation of lewd conduct or prostitution by Massage Practitioners as conduct subject to penalty under this Article; and clarify that violations of certain sections of the Health Code regulating Massage Practitioners are also subject to enforcement as public nuisances.
Sponsors: Rafael Mandelman, Hillary Ronen
Attachments: 1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Referral FYI 111822, 4. Referral SBC 111822, 5. Comm Pkt 042723, 6. Leg Ver2, 7. Leg Dig Ver2, 8. Comm Pkt 051123, 9. Board Pkt 052323, 10. Board Pkt 060623, 11. Leg Final
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