Under the authority of MGL, c. 111, § 31,
and c. 140, §§ 51 through 53, the Board of Health of
the Town of Barre hereby establishes the following terms, conditions,
rules, and regulations for the practice of massage and muscular therapy.
As used in these regulations, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ESTABLISHMENT
The room or group of rooms, office, building, place of business,
or premises where massage is practiced.
MASSAGE AND/OR MUSCULAR THERAPY
A method or technique of treating the body by rubbing, kneading
or the like, by manual or mechanical means, to stimulate circulation,
increase suppleness, or for the purpose of invigoration, pleasure,
or for purported health treatment.
Every establishment used for the purpose of
performing massage and/or muscular therapy shall operate under the
following requirements and guidelines:
A. Each establishment must be in compliance with all
zoning bylaws and requirements in the Town of Barre.
B. Each massage therapist practicing on the premises
must hold a current certificate of registration in massage and muscular
therapy in the Town of Barre.
C. All rooms used for the purpose of massage and/or muscular
therapy shall be well lighted, well ventilated, and properly heated.
D. No room used for the purpose of massage and/or muscular
therapy shall be used as a bedroom; provided, however, that this section
shall not be construed to prevent the massage of any person in his/her
own home or at any medical facility used for the treatment of the
sick.
E. There shall be a safe, adequate supply of hot and
cold running water at all times.
F. Every room used for the purpose of massage and/or
muscular therapy shall be kept clean at all times, as shall all furniture
and equipment therein.
G. Every room used for the purpose of massage and/or
muscular therapy shall be so located to afford adequate fire protection
and means of escape in case of fire.
H. All robes, sheets, towels, etc., which may come in
direct contact with the body shall be properly cleaned.
I. All instruments and devices, as well as hands, utilized
in performing massage and/or muscular therapy shall not be used on
more than one patron unless they have been sterilized, disinfected,
and/or sanitized using approved methods.
J. The establishment shall be open to the officer or
agent of the Board of Health for the purpose of conducting reasonable,
unscheduled inspections to observe and enforce compliance with these
regulations.
K. The establishment is not to be open between the hours
of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m., unless specifically authorized in writing
by the Board of Health.
L. If food is served, the establishment must be in compliance with Article
X of the State Sanitary Code, and a food service permit must be obtained from the Board of Health.
M. No person shall treat or be treated if afflicted with
a communicable disease. However, they may treat or be treated when
a written statement is received from a physician.
N. The hands of every person practicing massage shall
be thoroughly cleaned by washing with soap and hot water immediately
before and after treating a patron.
Any person or establishment whose application
for a license or license renewal is denied may, within ten days of
said denial, request in writing, a hearing upon the cause or causes
of said denial. The Board of Health may set a time and place for said
hearing within a reasonable time, not to exceed 14 days.
Whoever violates any provisions of these regulations
shall be subject to fines in accordance with MGL c. 140, § 53,
as amended.
If any portion of these regulations is for any
reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such provisions and such holding shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions thereof.