A therapeutic massage enterprise or therapist license is not required for the following persons and places:
(A) Persons duly licensed as a doctor by this state to practice medicine, surgery, osteopathy, chiropractic, physical therapy, or podiatry, provided the massage is administered in the regular course of the medical business as it prepares the patient for a medical procedure or complements a medical procedure previously performed on the patient and not provided as part of a separate and distinct massage business. Any duly licensed doctor that offers any form of massage without a direct link to a medical procedure must obtain a massage license.
(B) Persons working solely under the direction and control of a duly licensed medical professional licensed under M.S. Ch. 147 or 148 or dental professional licensed under M.S. Ch. 150A, provided the massage is administered on the premise of the medical business.
(C) Places duly licensed or operating as a hospital, nursing home, hospice, sanitarium, or group home established for the hospitalization or care of human beings provided the massage is administered only to the residents or patients of the facility as part of their care and not provided as a part of a separate service.
(Ord. 632, passed 2-8-2016)