In accordance with the authority granted by MGL C. 111, § 31,
and C. 140, §§ 51, 52 and 53, the Georgetown Board of Health
hereby establishes the following regulations for the practice of massage and
the conducting of establishments for the administering of vapor, pool, shower
and other baths.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
APPROVED
Approved by the Board of Health of the Town of Georgetown.
APPROVED COURSE OF MASSAGE
A course on the art and science of massage which includes both theory
and practice and is approved by the Georgetown Board of Health in accordance
with accepted standards of education, training and experience.
BOARD
The Georgetown Board of Health.
MASSAGE
Any method of 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 medical treatment or for the purpose of invigoration.
PERSON
Any individual, male or female, corporation, company, association,
society, firm, partnership and joint-stock company.
Every person desiring to practice massage in the Town of Georgetown
shall:
A. Be 21 years of age or older.
B. Have completed an approved course of massage or have
had at least two years experience in an approved massage establishment.
C. Submit a minimum of two written references supporting
the applicant's professional qualifications.
D. Present a certificate signed by a physician stating that
the applicant is free from any communicable disease.
Every establishment desiring a license to administer massage, vapor,
pool, shower or other baths in the Town of Georgetown shall meet the following
requirements:
A. Written verification from the Building Inspector and
the Fire Department stating that the proposed premises are in compliance with
state and local codes shall be submitted to the Board of Health.
B. Each room used for massage shall have an operating telephone
with the numbers of ambulance, fire, police and emergency contact person conspicuously
posted near said telephone.
C. There shall be toilet facilities with an adequate supply
of hot and cold running water and single-use hand-washing soap and towels
available at all times to both patrons and staff.
D. The license for an establishment is restricted to the
location specified on the application.
E. Inspections by the Board of Health or its Agent shall
verify that all applicable sanitary code requirements are met.
A license may be suspended or revoked by the Board for violation of
any of these regulations. A hearing must be requested in writing within 10
days of the notice of suspension or revocation. The Board shall set a time
and place for said hearing within seven days of receipt of said request.
Any person who violates any provision of MGL C. 140, § 51,
or any rule or regulation promulgated under the authority thereof, shall be
punished by a fine as provided in MGL C. 111, § 31.
So far as the Board of Health may provide, each section of these rules
and regulations shall be construed as separate, and if any section, item,
sentence, clause or phrase be held invalid for any reason, the remainder of
these rules and regulations shall continue in full force and effect.
These rules and regulations were adopted by a vote of the Georgetown
Board of Health and are to be in full force and effect upon publication in
a newspaper and a copy thereof shall be deposited with the Office of the Town
Clerk.