[Ch. 5 of the 1981 Regulations]
Effective January 1, 2008 the Commonwealth Of Massachusetts
Board of Registration of Massage Therapy is the regulatory authority
for all aspects of the massage therapy profession from individual
towns and municipalities in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The
following terms give a general description of Section 111, and Section 51
and 53 of Chapter 140 of the General Laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
For the purpose of these regulations:
Shall mean the office, place of business, or other premises
where massage is practiced or where therapeutic or conditioning baths
of water, vapor, or other substance is given.
Shall mean the manipulation or conditioning of part or parts
of the body by manual, mechanical, or other means as a beauty treatment,
for purported health or medical treatment or for the purpose of invigoration.
No person shall practice massage or conduct an establishment
for the giving of massage or vapor, pool, shower, or other baths for
hire or reward, or advertise or hold himself out as being engaged
in the business of massage or the giving of said baths in the Town
of Hull, without receiving a license therefor from the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts Division of Licensure.
Every licensed establishment must display in a conspicuous location
the licenses of all the licensees operating in the establishment.
No licensed person shall operate under any name or conduct his
or her business under any designation not specified on his or her
license.
Every licensee shall permit the Board of Health or its agents
or other Town authorities acting in an official capacity to inspect
his place of business and his work at any reasonable time.
