21 NCAC 30 .1004             ESTABLISHMENT OPERATIONS

Licensed establishments shall comply with the following requirements:

(1)           Facility requirements:

(a)           comply with State and local building code requirements, State fire safety codes, and State health inspection codes;

(b)           provide for the use of clients and therapists a restroom with at least one toilet and one sink with running water. The facilities shall be equipped with toilet tissue, a soap dispenser with soap or other hand cleaning materials, sanitary towels or other hand drying device such as a wall-mounted electric blow dryer, and waste receptacle. Restroom and shower facilities shall be lighted, ventilated, and maintained. Establishments located in buildings housing multiple businesses under one roof, such as shopping malls, terminals, or hotels, may substitute centralized toilet facilities;

(c)           if equipped with a whirlpool bath, sauna, steam cabinet, or steam room, maintain shower facilities on the premises; and

(d)           display the original Massage and Bodywork Therapy Establishment License, and the licenses of all LMBTs in a place at the establishment so as to be visible for inspection by the public.

(2)           Safety and sanitary requirements:

(a)           provide for human passage in the public areas of the premises;

(b)           provide for removal of garbage;

(c)           provide for storage or removal of flammable materials;

(d)           exterminate all vermin, insects, termites, and rodents on the premises;

(e)           maintain all equipment used to perform massage and bodywork therapy services on the premises. Clean sheets, towels, or other coverings shall be used to cover the massage table for each client; and

(f)            maintain a supply of clean drapes, towels, gowns, or sheets, for the purpose of draping each client while the client is being massaged, and launder before reuse all linens furnished for the personal use of the client.

(3)           Treatment requirements:

(a)           All massage and bodywork therapy treatments shall be administered by LMBTs licensed in North Carolina; and

(b)           The establishment is responsible for ensuring that the Standards of Professional Conduct set forth in Section .0500 of this Chapter are maintained in its facility by all owners, employees, and independent contractors.

(4)           Business and advertising requirements:

(a)           notify the Board in writing of all assumed name certificates filed by the establishment owner with any county register of deeds pursuant to the requirements of G.S. 66-71.1 through 66-71.15;

(b)           notify the Board within 30 days of changes to the LMBT staff who provide massage and bodywork therapy services at the establishment, including employees and independent contractors; and

(c)           advertisement of massage and bodywork therapy services shall include the establishment's name and license number.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-632.12(b); 90-632.13;

Eff. November 15, 2019.