D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25-D, § 400
Disease or Medical Condition - Responsibility of Massage Therapists and Ancillary Employees to Report Symptoms and Diagnosis*
Effective Oct 9, 200956 DCR 7975Authority: Section 4902 of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001 (“Act”) (effective October 3, 2001), D.C. Law 14-28, D.C. Official Code § 7-731(a)(12) (2008 Repl.), and the Mayor’s Order 2006-10 dated January 27, 2006 Source: Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 7975 (October 9, 2009)District of Columbia, Office of the Secretary
400.1 The licensee shall require massage therapists and ancillary employees to report to their managers, in accordance with this section, if diagnosed by a medical professional of:
- (a) Having a communicable disease;
- (b) Are in a carrier state of a communicable disease;
- (c) Having a boil or other infected wound;
- (d) Has an acute respiratory infection; or
- (e) Has a Staphylococcus aureus (or "staph") bacterial infection.
400.3 A massage therapist and ancillary employee shall report to his or her manager when he or she has any of the following symptoms:
- (a) Vomiting;
- (b) Diarrhea;
- (c) Sore throat with fever; or
- (d) A lesion containing pus, such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is:
- (1) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover;
- (2) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover; or
- (3) On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage.
Source: Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 7975 (October 9, 2009).