For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases have the meanings herein set forth, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended.
LICENSE. Permission granted by competent authority to exercise a certain privilege that, without such authorization, would constitute an illegal act. The document that confers permission to a person to engage in massage therapy shall be issued by the Iowa Board of Massage Therapy for State of Iowa; massage therapy business licenses shall be issued by the City of Newton.
MASSAGE PATRON. Any person who receives, or pays to receive, a massage or massage services from a massage therapist for value.
MASSAGE THERAPIST. A person licensed to practice the health care service of the healing art of massage therapy under Iowa Code, Chapter 152C.
MASSAGE THERAPY. Performance for compensation of massage, myotherapy, massotherapy, bodywork, bodywork therapy, or therapeutic massage including hydrotherapy, superficial hot and cold applications, vibration and topical applications, or other therapy which involves manipulation of the muscle and connective tissue of the body, excluding osseous tissue, to treat the muscle tonus system for the purpose of enhancing health, muscle relaxation, increasing range of motion, reducing stress, relieving pain, or improving circulation.
MASSAGE THERAPY BUSINESS. Any business or place of business, including mobile, temporary, and transient businesses, wherein, or on whose behalf, any of the treatments, techniques, or methods of treatment referred to in subsection E are administered, practiced, used, given or applied.
REFLEXOLOGY. Manipulation of the soft tissues of the human body which is restricted to the hands, feet, or ears, performed by persons who do not hold themselves out to be massage therapists or to be performing massage therapy.
(Ord. 2318, passed 1-3-2018)