Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 334 - BOARD OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS
Division 20 - SANITATION, FACILITY AND BUILDING REQUIREMENTS
Section 334-020-0005 - Facilities and Sanitation
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 334-020-0005
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Permanent and Mobile structures:
(a) All
permanent structures and mobile facilities where a LMT routinely conducts
massage and bodywork must:
(A) Be established
and maintained in accordance with all local, state and federal laws, rules
& regulations;
(B) Obtain a
facility permit to operate;
(i) Notify the
Board office in writing,
(a) Of any change of
the permitted Facility's name, business location, operation status, ownership,
email or mailing address within 30 days of change.
(b) A Facility Permit Transfer Application
must be submitted and approved by the Board prior to the Facility providing of
massage therapy services under new ownership, under a new business or assumed
business name.
(ii) A
permitted Facility must display its permit in a location clearly visible to
anyone entering the facility;
(iii)
A permitted Facility must display original licenses of its LMT employee(s) in a
location inside the premises, clearly visible to the general public.
(iv) A permitted Facility is required to
include its permit number in all massage therapy advertisements, including but
not limited to: written, electronic, televised and audio advertisements,
service menus, business cards, flyers, websites, and other means of promotion
of the permitted Facility.
(C) Facilities exempted from the permit
process:
(i) Clinic or facility owned or
operated by a person authorized to practice a profession by a health
professional regulatory board, as defined in ORS
676.160;
(ii) A career school licensed under ORS
345.010 to
345.450;
and Clinics of a board approved massage therapy program.
(D) Provide a finished lavatory that
(i) Is well maintained,
(ii) Provides a system for sanitary disposal
of waste products,
(iii) Is capable
of being fully closed and locked from the inside,
(iv) Supplies hot and cold running
water,
(v) Is supplied with liquid
soap and single use towels,
(vi) Is
supplied with toilet paper at each toilet;
(E) Dispose of refuse sewage in a manner
described by local and state law; and
(F) Follow applicable laws pertaining to
public spas, pools, baths and showers.
(b) All treatment spaces must:
(A) Provide for client privacy, both in-house
and on-site;
(B) Be designated as
used only for massage at the time of services;
(C) Provide for sufficient heating, cooling
and ventilation for client comfort; and
(D) Provide illumination during cleaning.
(c) The facility and
treatment space must be:
(A) Cleaned
regularly and kept free of clutter, garbage or rubbish;
(B) Maintained in a sanitary manner; and
(C) Maintained free from flies,
insects, rodents and all other types of pests.
(2) Outcall/On-site
Any temporary location where the LMT conducts massage and bodywork, the LMT must provide and utilize:
(a) Safe, sanitized and well-maintained
equipment, tools and preparations;
(b) Sanitary linen practices; and
(c) Client privacy practices.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 687.121
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 687.011, 687.051, 687.057, 687.061, 687.081, 687.086 & 687.121
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