Hawaii 452-1 Definitions “Massage therapy establishment” means premises occupied and used for the purpose of practicing massage therapy or massage therapy training; provided that when any massage therapy establishment is situated in any building used for residential purposes, the massage therapy establishment premises shall be set apart and shall not be used for any other […]
Massage and Human Trafficking
Massage Establishment Laws -Florida
Statutory Authority: §480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies, .0475 Massage establishments; prohibited practices , .052 Power of county or municipality to regulate massage. & .0535 Documents required while working in a massage establishment 480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; inspection. (1) No massage establishment shall be allowed to operate without a license […]
Massage Licensing laws and massage establishment laws (Alabama- Delaware)
Alabama Ala.Code 1975 § 34-43-3§ 34-43-3. Definitions (4) ESTABLISHMENT. A site, premises, or business where massage therapy is practiced by a licensed massage therapist Ala.Code 1975 § 34-43-8 (b) A licensed massage therapist may not perform massage therapy, whether or not for compensation, for a sexually oriented business. Statutory Authority: §34-43-11(a) Establishments shall be licensed […]
Working safely as a Massage Therapist
The recent rape of a massage therapist in Bellevue WA (which is a really upscale area of town!), has brought up the real issues that every massage therapist will face at one time or another in their career as a massage therapist. With so many TV shows depicting massage therapists as giving happy endings, it […]
Masseuse – Masseur – Massage Therapist – What’s in a name?
Masseuse/Masseur is the French translation of a person who practices massage and physiotherapy professionally( masseuse is the female, masseur the male). The terms come from the French word masser. I found this information on the origins of the word on a forum discussion of word origins: The official dictionary of the French language says the […]