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<br />Licensee: The holder of a license to operate a therapeutic massage business or work as a
<br />massage therapist.
<br />Massage Therapist: A person who practices or administers therapeutic massage services:
<br />who has completed 500 hours of certified therapeutic massage training with content that includes
<br />the subjects of anatomy, physiology, hygiene, ethics, massage theory and research, and massage
<br />practice from an accredited institution or program or institution licensed or registered by a state
<br />licensing board or agency that has been approved the issuing authority. In the event the accredited
<br />program or accredited institution is no longer in existence, in the sole discretion of the city, a
<br />certified copy of the transcript of academic record may be accepted directly from the applicant
<br />with an affidavit stating said transcript of academic record is authentic. The transcript of academic
<br />record must be from a program or institution that was once accredited and approved by the issuing
<br />authority. The certified copy of the transcript of academic record must contain the applicant's
<br />name, last address of the accredited institution at the time of closing, and reflect the 500 hours of
<br />certified therapeutic massage training with content that includes the subjects of anatomy,
<br />physiology, hygiene ethics, massage theory and research, and massage practice as required.
<br />Premises: The physical location(s) identified by the applicant where therapeutic massage
<br />services are to be administered, excluding hospitals, sanatoriums, rest homes, nursing homes,
<br />boarding homes, or other institutions for the hospitalization or care of human beings, duly licensed
<br />under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 144.50 through 144.69, and also excluding
<br />locations where therapeutic massages services are only sporadically administered, such as the
<br />homes of therapeutic massage clients. The home of a massage therapist where therapeutic massage
<br />services are regularly administered constitutes a licensed premises.
<br />Therapeutic Massage Business: Operation of a business that employs and/or contracts
<br />with massage therapists to administer therapeutic massage services for a fee, including self-
<br />employed massage therapists, and other than a hospital, sanatorium, rest home, nursing home,
<br />boarding home, or other institution for the hospitalization or care of human beings, duly licensed
<br />under the provisions of Minnesota Statutes, Sections 144.50 through 144.69, whether or not the
<br />therapeutic massage services are rendered at the licensed premises. This does not include
<br />massage therapists working under the supervision of a licensed medical practitioner.
<br />Therapeutic Massage Services: The rubbing, stroking, kneading, tapping, or rolling of the
<br />body of another with the hands or objects for the exclusive purpose of physical fitness,
<br />relaxation, or beautification, and for no other purpose, including specified sexual activities
<br />defined in section 614.02 of this title.
<br />616.03 LICENSE REQUIRED.
<br />Except as provided for by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.709, no individual shall
<br />practice, administer or provide therapeutic massage services to the public, and no corporation,
<br />partnership, other business or individual shall engage in the business of operating a therapeutic
<br />massage business as defined in Section 616.02 of this chapter, either exclusively or in connection
<br />with any other business enterprise, without first obtaining a license issued by the city.
<br />616.04 APPLICATION FOR LICENSE; LICENSE FEE
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