§ 20-5. Student massage therapy.

An individual actively enrolled in and currently attending classes in a course of instruction consisting of not less than 300 hours in the theory, method or practice of massage may conduct massage therapy as a practicum component of the training program, provided the following conditions are met:

(1)

The massage therapy is conducted under the supervision of a Massage Therapist II. For the purposes of this section, supervision shall mean the supervising therapist is available on the premises and is personally aware the student is performing massage therapy on a client. In addition, the supervising therapist must personally observe the student's massage techniques at least once during the massage therapy session.

(2)

All advertisements for massage therapy that will be performed by a student will clearly inform the customer that the massage therapy will be performed by a student under the supervision of a Massage Therapist II.

(3)

Prior to conducting any massage therapy, the student massage therapist will require the customer to sign and acknowledge he has been informed the massage therapy will be conducted by the student under the supervision of a Massage Therapist II. These acknowledgement documents will be maintained by the supervising massage therapist for a period of one year and will be produced at the request of law enforcement officer or unified government official.

(4)

A student massage therapist shall file an application with the unified government license administrator and pay a filing fee of $30.00 to the unified government license administrator that shall not be refundable. The applicant for a student massage therapist permit shall furnish the following information:

a.

Name, address, telephone number, date of birth and social security number.

b.

Whether such person has ever been convicted of any crime except minor traffic violations. If any person mentioned in this subsection has been so convicted, a statement must be made giving the place and court in which the conviction was obtained and the sentence imposed as a result of such conviction.

c.

Authorization for the unified government, its agents, and employees to seek information and conduct an investigation into the truth of the statements set forth in the application and the qualifications of the applicant for the license.

d.

Name, address and phone number of school the applicant is attending.

(Code 1988, § 20-5; Ord. No. O-92-98, § 1, 10-22-1998)