(a) Within five days of receipt of an application for a massage therapist license, the Safety Director shall notify the Police Chief and the Health Commissioner of such application. In making such notification, the Safety Director shall request that the Police Chief promptly investigate the information provided in the application concerning the criminal background of the applicant and that the Health Commissioner certify in writing that the applicant has undergone the examination and provided the certificate required under Section 765.06(c) of this chapter.
(b) Within thirty-five days after receipt of a completed massage therapist license application, the Safety Director shall approve or deny the issuance of the license. The Safety Director shall approve the issuance of a license to the applicant unless he or she determines that one or more of the following findings are true:
(1) The applicant is under eighteen years of age.
(2) The applicant has failed to provide information reasonably necessary for issuance of the license, as requested on the application form, or has falsely answered a question or request for information on the application form.
(3) The applicant has been convicted of a specified criminal activity, as defined in Section 765.01 of this chapter.
(4) The massage therapist license is to be used for employment in a business prohibited by local, State or Federal law, statute, rule or regulation.
(5) The applicant has been denied a massage therapist license or has had a massage therapist license revoked within the preceding twelve months by any jurisdiction.
(6) The applicant has not undergone the examination or has not provided the certificate required under Section 765.06(c) of this chapter.
(c) If the Safety Director determines that no other grounds for denial of a license exist under subsection (b) hereof, the Safety Director shall not delay approval of the application past the end of the thirty-five-day period provided in this section solely because the Health Commissioner has not provided the Safety Director with the requested certification that the applicant has complied with Section 765.06(c) of this chapter and/or the Police Chief has not provided the results of his or her investigation of the criminal background of the applicant or applicants. If, after approving the issuance of a license, the Safety Director receives information from the Police Chief or the Health Commissioner concerning their respective investigations, which the Safety Director determines constitutes grounds for denial of a license under subsection (b) hereof, then the massage therapist license issued pursuant to this subsection shall be immediately revoked.
(d) If a massage therapist license is denied, the Safety Director shall advise the applicant in writing of the reason or reasons for such denial.
(Ord. 8433-1998. Passed 3-10-98.)