CHAPTER 10.5. Massage Therapy Act [4600. - 4621.]
Chapter 10.5 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 406, Sec. 2.
§§ 4600–4621 · 25 sections
- § 4600 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Massage Therapy Act. Whenever a reference is made to the Massage Therapy Act by any statute, it shall be…
- § 4600.5 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act enable consumers and local governments to more easily identify certified massage professionals, provide…
- § 4601 As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Approved school” or “approved massage school” means a school approved by…
- § 4602 (a) The California Massage Therapy Council, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 4601, is hereby established and shall carry out the responsibilities and…
- § 4603 Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the council in exercising its certification and disciplinary authority, and any other functions.…
- § 4603.1 Local governments shall impose and enforce only reasonable and necessary fees and regulations on massage businesses and massage establishments, in keeping with…
- § 4604 (a) In order to obtain certification as a massage therapist, an applicant shall submit a written application and provide the council with satisfactory evidence…
- § 4604.1 (a) The council shall not accept applications to issue any new certificates to practice as a certified massage practitioner on or after January 1, 2015. (b)…
- § 4604.2 (a) A person who was issued a conditional certificate to practice as a massage practitioner shall, within five years of being issued the conditional…
- § 4605 Except as otherwise provided, a certification issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to renewal every two years in the manner prescribed by the…
- § 4606 (a) Prior to issuing a certificate to an applicant, or designating a custodian of records, the council shall require the applicant or the custodian of records…
- § 4607 The council may discipline an owner or operator of a massage business or establishment who is certified pursuant to this chapter or is an applicant for…
- § 4608 In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a certificate holder shall: (a) Display their original certificate wherever they provide massage for…
- § 4609 (a) It is a violation of this chapter for an applicant or a certificate holder to commit any of the following acts, the commission of which is grounds for the…
- § 4610 (a) An applicant for a certificate shall not be denied a certificate, and a certificate holder shall not be disciplined pursuant to this chapter except…
- § 4611 (a) It is an unfair business practice for a person to do any of the following: (1) To hold himself or herself out or to use the title of “certified massage…
- § 4612 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a city, county, or city and county shall not enact or enforce an ordinance that conflicts with this chapter or Section 51034…
- § 4614 (a) Upon the request of any law enforcement agency or any other representative of a local government agency with responsibility for regulating or administering…
- § 4615 (a) The council shall have the responsibility to determine whether the school from which an applicant has obtained the education required by this chapter meets…
- § 4615.5 A school offering a professional massage therapy program that has not been approved by the council pursuant to this chapter, before enrolling a student in the…
- § 4616 The council shall be sued only in the county of its principal office, which shall be in Sacramento, unless otherwise designated by the council.
- § 4617 The superior court of a county of competent jurisdiction may, upon a petition by any person, issue an injunction or any other relief the court deems…
- § 4618 The Legislature finds and declares that due to important health, safety, and welfare concerns that affect the entire state, establishing a uniform standard of…
- § 4619 (a) This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. (b) The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or…
- § 4621 (a) This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2030, and as of that date is repealed. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, the powers and duties…