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CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />COUNTY OF WASHINGTON <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />ORDINANCE NO. 08-067 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE CHAPTER OF THE BUSINESS <br />REGULATIONS TO REVISE THE EDUCATIONAL CRITERIA REQUIRED FOR A CITY <br />LICENSE FOR THE PRACTICE OF THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE IN THE CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Title XI: <br />Business Regulations; Chapter 114: Therapeutic Massage, as follows: <br />5114.015 DEFINITIONS <br />As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the meaning <br />stated: <br />ACCREDITED INSTITUTION. An educational institution currently holding <br />accredited status from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools <br />(NCA) or another regional accrediting agency approved by the United States <br />Department of Education or is licensed or registered by the state agency having <br />jurisdiction over the school. The accredited institution must also be in <br />compliance with the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and <br />Bodywork or other nationally recognized certification licensing organizations. <br />ACCREDITED PROGRAM. A professional massage program currently holding <br />accredited status by the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation <br />(COMTA), or a comparable national or regional organization which is approved <br />by the United States Department of Education for its accrediting program for <br />compliance with quality and competency standards through a process of <br />periodic peer review and self -study. The accredited program must also be in <br />compliance with the National Certification board for Therapeutic Massage and <br />Bodywork or other nationally recognized certification licensing organization. <br />5114.06 GENERAL LICENSE RESTRICTIONS. <br />A. Educational Requirements. Persons applying for a license under this Chapter <br />shall provide, in addition to the general application described later in this <br />Chapter, <br />1. one of the following: a GGPY of a dipiema-er-GeFtiflGate of graduat;9; <br />shall be established fide hi RdFed (500) nr aitinnor hey irr Aidditiem2ll�i <br />1 <br />ear=i--pFar=titi9^c.reF must be r=uFFeRtI�{tifie icy T-tche adMiRistpatiGR 9tf <br />Proof of successful completion of a minimum of 500 hours of <br />therapeutic massage training/coursework that includes subjects <br />