The State Board of Massage Therapists may adopt rules:
- (1) Establishing reasonable standards concerning the sanitary and hygienic conditions of, and public health and safety for, premises and facilities used by massage therapists.
- (2) Establishing health, safety and infection control requirements for massage facilities.
- (3) Relating to the methods and procedures used in the practice of massage.
- (4) Governing the examination and investigation of applicants for a license under ORS 687.051 or a permit under ORS 687.059 and the issuance, renewal, suspension and revocation of such licenses and permits.
- (5) Setting standards for certifying classes under ORS 687.051.
- (6) Requiring that a massage therapist supply the board with the accurate, current address or addresses where the massage therapist engages in the practice of massage.
- (7) Requiring that a person who holds a permit to operate a massage facility supply the board with the accurate, current address where the massage facility is located.
- (8) Fixing the educational, training and experience requirements for licensing by indorsement or reciprocity.
- (9) Establishing requirements for issuance and retention of an inactive massage therapist license or permit to operate a massage facility.
- (10) Regarding any other matter that the board reasonably considers necessary and proper for the administration and enforcement of ORS 687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and 687.991.
[1955 c.492 §7; 1977 c.507 §14; 1985 c.82 §12; 1989 c.841 §13; 1997 c.626 §13; 1999 c.537 §17; 2013 c.409 §8]