Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0870-01-.03 - PRACTICE STANDARDS AND INSPECTION OF ESTABLISHMENTS
(1) It is the responsibility of establishment
owners and responsible persons to ensure compliance with all provisions of
these rules and any violation of these rules may result in disciplinary action
or denial of licensure pursuant to T.C.A. §
63-18-108.
(2) Standards for Massage Establishments,
Personnel, and Equipment
(a) Massage
Establishments Standards
1. Establishment
owners and responsible persons shall ensure and maintain an adequate waiting
area for clients.
2. Establishment
owners and responsible persons shall maintain properly installed smoke
detectors and fire extinguishers in compliance with local fire codes. If there
are no local fire codes, there shall be a minimum of one smoke detector and one
fire extinguisher per one thousand (1000) square feet of establishment area. If
local fire codes require fire inspections, establishment owners and responsible
persons shall maintain written documentation of all fire inspections for a
period of four (4) years.
3.
Massage therapy may be conducted only in rooms which are adequately lighted and
ventilated, and so constructed that they can be kept clean. Establishment
owners and responsible persons shall ensure that floors, walls, ceilings and
windows are kept clean, in good repair and free of pests.
4. Rest Rooms. Every establishment shall
contain rest room facilities for use by clients and employees. Establishments
located in buildings housing multiple businesses under one roof such as
arcades, shopping malls, terminals, hotels, etc., may substitute centralized
toilet facilities. Such centralized facilities shall be within three hundred
(300) feet of the massage establishment .
(i)
Rest room facilities shall include at least one water-flushed toilet, equipped
with toilet tissue, from which the waste water shall be discharged into a
sewage system acceptable to the Department of Environment and
Conservation.
(ii) Rest room
facilities shall include at least one sink with hot and cold running water and
shall be equipped with a soap dispenser with soap or other hand cleaning
materials, clean towels or other hand-drying device such as a wall-mounted
electric blow dryer, and waste receptacle. Hand cleansing capabilities for the
therapists must be located within twenty (20) feet of the treatment
area.
(iii) Rest room facilities
and all of the foregoing fixtures and components shall be kept clean, in good
repair and free of pests.
5. Reasonable effort for sanitation shall be
maintained for temporary locations such as athletic events or public service
fund raisers in temporary venues.
6. Establishment owners and responsible
persons shall provide for safe and unobstructed human passage in the public
areas of the premises, provide for removal of garbage and refuse, and provide
for safe storage or removal of flammable and hazardous materials.
(b) Personnel
1. Establishment owners and responsible
persons are responsible for ensuring that all persons who perform massage
therapy in a massage establishment maintain current licensure by the Board
pursuant to rule 0870-01-.05.
2. Establishment owners and responsible
persons shall maintain in a centralized location at the establishment a current
copy of the certificate of renewal for each licensed massage therapist
providing services at the establishment . A copy of any such certificate shall
be made available upon request of any client or any representative of the
Board .
3. Establishment licenses
are not transferable and are subject to revocation or other disciplinary
actions upon failure of any inspection or for refusal to allow inspection by
the Board 's authorized representatives.
4. Establishment owners and responsible
persons shall be responsible for maintaining all parts thereof in a sanitary
condition at all times, and for otherwise ensuring that such establishment is
operated in compliance with this Chapter. However, this rule shall not relieve
any individual therapist of responsibility for the sanitary conditions of the
space or equipment used in their practice.
5. Establishment owners and responsible
persons shall maintain a list of the individuals who have provided massage
therapy at the establishment during the preceding two years. This list shall be
promptly furnished on request by a Board investigator or other representative
of the Board .
(c)
Equipment
1. Establishment owners and
responsible persons shall ensure that all equipment and supplies used to
perform massage services on the premises are maintained in a safe and sanitary
condition.
2. If the establishment
is equipped with a whirlpool bath, sauna, steam cabinet and/or steam room,
establishment owners shall maintain adequate and clean shower facilities on the
premises.
(3)
Inspection of Establishments - Licensed massage therapy establishments are
subject to initial inspections and periodic subsequent inspections by the Board
or its authorized representative(s) during normal and customary business hours.
Inspections may be announced or unannounced.
(a) The purpose of inspection of
establishments is to verify compliance with the establishment standards of this
rule and to verify that the establishment and all licensed massage therapists
providing services have their licenses conspicuously displayed on the premises
as required by 0870-01-.14.
(b) The establishment license may be subject
to disciplinary action, pursuant to Rule
0870-01-.13, if the inspection
reveals that the establishment does not meet the standards and requirements set
by this rule or if the inspection reveals that the license of any massage
therapist providing services at the establishment is not current or has been
suspended or revoked.
(c) A massage
establishment which does not pass its inspection may be subject to discipline
or reinspection.
(d) Reinspection -
When an establishment does not pass inspection, the establishment shall submit
an application for reinspection.
1. The
inspector shall provide the establishment with an application for
reinspection.
2. The application
shall be submitted to the Board's administrative office within thirty (30) days
after the failed inspection.
4. Failure to submit an application for
reinspection or reinspection fee, or failure to pass a reinspection, may result
in disciplinary action.
(e) Failure to Allow or Appear for Inspection
- An establishment whose owner or responsible person refuses to allow an
inspection without good cause shall be deemed to have failed the inspection,
and the establishment shall comply with the reinspection rule.
Notes
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 63-18-104, 63-18-105, 63-18-106, 63-18-108, and 63-18-111.
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