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Legislation Details
File #:
Version:
2
141302
Name:
Health Code - Massage Practitioner and Business
Permits, Associated Fees
Status:
Type:
Ordinance
Passed
File created:
In control:
4/28/2015
Clerk of the Board
On agenda:
Final action:
5/28/2015
Enactment date:
5/28/2015
072-15
Enactment #:
Title:
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.
Sponsors:
Katy Tang, Norman Yee, Mark Farrell
Attachments:
1. Leg Ver1, 2. Leg Dig Ver1, 3. Response Health Comm 040615, 4. Comm Pkt 042015, 5. Leg Ver2,
6. Leg Dig Ver2, 7. Comm Pkt 050415, 8. Board Pkt 051215, 9. Board Pkt 051915, 10. Leg Final
Action By
Date
Action
Result
Ver.
ASSIGNED UNDER 30 DAY RULE
President
12/16/2014
1
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
1/15/2015
1
NOTICED
Clerk of the Board
4/10/2015
1
NOTICED
Clerk of the Board
4/16/2015
1
CONTINUED
Land Use and Transportation
Committee
4/20/2015
1
Pass
SUBSTITUTED AND ASSIGNED
President
4/28/2015
2
REFERRED TO DEPARTMENT
Clerk of the Board
4/30/2015
2
RECOMMENDED
Land Use and Transportation
Committee
5/4/2015
1
Pass
PASSED, ON FIRST READING
Board of Supervisors
5/12/2015
2
Pass
FINALLY PASSED
Board of Supervisors
5/19/2015
2
Pass
APPROVED
Mayor
5/28/2015
2