Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1)
General Requirements. Each establishment must:
(a) Carry current property damage and bodily
injury liability insurance. A copy of the current insurance policy must be kept
at the establishment.
(b) Comply
with all municipal building and zoning requirements.
(c) Conspicuously display the current massage
establishment license in the establishment in open public view.
(d) Conspicuously display, in open public
view, the license or a photocopy thereof, of each massage therapist practicing
in the establishment.
(e)
Conspicuously display the required human trafficking signage in compliance with
Sections 456.0341(3) and
480.043(13),
F.S.
(f) Ensure all advertisement
meets the requirements of Rule
64B7-33.001, F.A.C., and Section
480.0465,
F.S.
(2) Facility
Requirements. Each establishment must:
(a)
Provide restroom facilities. This requirement may be met by centralized
restroom facilities within three hundred feet of the massage establishment for
establishments which reside in buildings that are so equipped. Restroom
facilities must include:
1. One functioning
toilet and one sink with running water.
2. Toilet tissue.
3. Soap dispenser with soap or other hand
sanitizing agent.
4. Sanitary
towels for hand drying, or another hand drying device, such as a wall-mounted
electric blow dryer.
5. One waste
receptacle.
(b) If the
establishment is equipped with a whirlpool bath, sauna, steam cabinet or steam
room, (including wet, dry and infrared), shower facilities must be provided,
including:
1. One shower with running hot and
cold water.
2. Separation of shower
facility from other facilities by means of a curtain or other visual
divider.
(c) Provide
lavatory facilities within twenty feet of each treatment room which include
either:
1. A sink with running water, soap
dispenser with soap, and sanitary towels for hand drying or another hand drying
device, such as a wall-mounted electric blow dryer, or
2. Hand sanitizer or another chemical
germicidal designed to disinfect without the use of running
water.
(d) Keep
facilities in good repair, well-lighted and properly
ventilated.
(3) Safety
Requirements. Each establishment must:
(a)
Maintain a fire extinguisher on premises, which meets standards for inspection
and maintenance as required by Rule
69A-21.237, F.A.C., effective
October 20, 1993, incorporated by reference at
https://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-11510.
(b) Provide for safe storage and removal of
flammable materials.
(4)
Sanitary Requirements. Each establishment must:
(a) Provide for the removal of
refuse.
(b) Use effective control
measures to prevent entry and harborage of vermin and
pests.
(5) Requirements
for Equipment and Supplies. Each establishment must:
(a) Maintain all equipment used to administer
massage therapy treatment in a safe and sanitary condition.
(b) Maintain massage table surfaces. Massage
table surfaces must be made of, or covered by, a non-porous, non-absorbent
material that is free from rips or tears.
(c) Disinfect massage table surfaces after
each patient.
(d) Change table
coverings after each patient, if the massage table surface is additionally
covered by sheets, towels, or any other absorbant covering.
(e) Maintain a sufficient supply of clean
drapes for each patient receiving massage therapy treatment.
(f) Launder all drapes and other materials
used before reuse.
(6)
Colonic Irrigation Requirements. Establishments which provide colonic
irrigation must:
(a) Maintain colonic
irrigation equipment in safe and sanitary condition.
(b) Maintain sterilization equipment if
non-disposable colonic attachments are used.
Rulemaking Authority
480.035(7),
480.043(3) FS.
Law Implemented 480.043(3)
FS.
New 11-27-79, Amended 10-13-81, 9-10-84, 9-25-85, Formerly
21L-26.03, Amended 4-30-87, 6-12-89, 8-15-89, 5-31-92, 11-2-92, Formerly
21L-26.003, 61G11-26.003, Amended 2-16-99, 11-4-99, 6-8-00, 2-25-20, 7-18-21,
2-2-22.