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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 460
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 460
(a) No city, county, or city and county shall prohibit a person or group of persons, authorized by one of the agencies in the Department of Consumer Affairs or an entity established pursuant to this code by a license, certificate, or other means to engage in a particular business
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4600
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4600
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Massage Therapy Act. Whenever a reference is made to the Massage Therapy Act by any statute, it shall be construed to refer to this chapter.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4600.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4600.5
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that this act enable consumers and local governments to more easily identify certified massage professionals, provide for consistent statewide certification and oversight of massage professionals, ensure that schools approved by the council
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4601
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4601
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Approved school” or “approved massage school” means a school approved by the council that meets minimum standards for training and curriculum in massage and related subjects, that meets any of th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4602
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4602
(a) The California Massage Therapy Council, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 4601, is hereby established and shall carry out the responsibilities and duties set forth in this chapter. (b) (1) The council may take any reasonable actions necessary to carry out the responsib
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4603
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4603
Protection of the public shall be the highest priority for the council in exercising its certification and disciplinary authority, and any other functions. Whenever the protection of the public is inconsistent with other interests sought to be promoted, the protection of the publ
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4603.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4603.1
Local governments shall impose and enforce only reasonable and necessary fees and regulations on massage businesses and massage establishments, in keeping with the requirements of existing law and being mindful of the need to protect legitimate business owners and massage profess
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4604
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4604
(a) In order to obtain certification as a massage therapist, an applicant shall submit a written application and provide the council with satisfactory evidence that the applicant meets all of the following requirements: (1) The applicant is 18 years of age or older. (2) The appli
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4604.1
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4604.1
(a) The council shall not accept applications to issue any new certificates to practice as a certified massage practitioner on or after January 1, 2015. (b) Certificates to practice as a certified massage practitioner for applications accepted prior to January 1, 2015, may be ren
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4604.2
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4604.2
(a) A person who was issued a conditional certificate to practice as a massage practitioner shall, within five years of being issued the conditional certificate by the council, complete and report to the council the completion of, at least 30 hours of additional education per yea
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4605
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4605
Except as otherwise provided, a certification issued pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to renewal every two years in the manner prescribed by the council. A certificate issued by the council shall expire after two years unless renewed as prescribed. The council may provid
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4606
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4606
(a) Prior to issuing a certificate to an applicant, or designating a custodian of records, the council shall require the applicant or the custodian of records candidate to submit fingerprint images as directed by the council and in a form consistent with the requirements of this
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4607
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4607
The council may discipline an owner or operator of a massage business or establishment who is certified pursuant to this chapter or is an applicant for certification pursuant to this chapter for the conduct of all individuals providing massage for compensation on the business pre
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4608
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4608
In addition to the other requirements of this chapter, a certificate holder shall: (a) Display their original certificate wherever they provide massage for compensation. A certificate holder shall have their identification card in their possession while providing massage services
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4609
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4609
(a) It is a violation of this chapter for an applicant or a certificate holder to commit any of the following acts, the commission of which is grounds for the council to deny an application for a certificate or to impose discipline on a certificate holder: (1) Unprofessional cond
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 461
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 461
No public agency, state or local, shall, on an initial application form for any license, certificate or registration, ask for or require the applicant to reveal a record of arrest that did not result in a conviction or a plea of nolo contendere. A violation of this section is a m
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4610
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4610
(a) An applicant for a certificate shall not be denied a certificate, and a certificate holder shall not be disciplined pursuant to this chapter except according to procedures that satisfy the requirements of this section. Denial or discipline that is not in accord with this sect
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4611
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4611
(a) It is an unfair business practice for a person to do any of the following: (1) To hold himself or herself out or to use the title of “certified massage therapist” or “certified massage practitioner,” or any other term, such as “licensed,” “certified,” “CMT,” or “CMP,” in any
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4612
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4612
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a city, county, or city and county shall not enact or enforce an ordinance that conflicts with this chapter or Section 51034 of the Government Code. (b) Nothing in this chapter shall prevent a city, county, or city and county from licensing, reg
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4614
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4614
(a) Upon the request of any law enforcement agency or any other representative of a local government agency with responsibility for regulating or administering a local ordinance relating to massage or massage establishments, the council shall provide information concerning an app
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4615
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4615
(a) The council shall have the responsibility to determine whether the school from which an applicant has obtained the education required by this chapter meets the requirements of this chapter. (1) If the council has any reason to question whether or not the applicant received th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4615.5
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4615.5
A school offering a professional massage therapy program that has not been approved by the council pursuant to this chapter, before enrolling a student in the school, shall notify the student in writing and obtain a signed confirmation from the student that the student has receiv
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4616
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4616
The council shall be sued only in the county of its principal office, which shall be in Sacramento, unless otherwise designated by the council.
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4617
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4617
The superior court of a county of competent jurisdiction may, upon a petition by any person, issue an injunction or any other relief the court deems appropriate for a violation of this chapter by any person or establishment operating in that county subject to the provisions of th
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Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4618
Business and Professions Code - BPC - BPC § 4618
The Legislature finds and declares that due to important health, safety, and welfare concerns that affect the entire state, establishing a uniform standard of certification for massage practitioners and massage therapists upon which consumers may rely to identify individuals who