A. Within ninety days of the filing of an application for a massage technician permit, and after the applicant has paid the required fee and furnished the required information, each applicant shall, prior to and as a condition to the issuance of such a permit, take and pass an examination of qualifications.
B. The examination of qualifications shall determine the knowledge requisite to and the ability of the applicant to properly perform a massage and shall cover the following subjects: anatomy, physiology, hygiene, and the practice and theory of manual and mechanical massage.
C. The examination may include, among other things, a practical demonstration and a written test. It may, also among other things, consist of both practical and technical proficiency examinations.
D. In the grading of the examination, practical demonstration shall prevail over the written test; that is, a greater number of credits shall be allowed on practical demonstration than on the written test.
E. The written test shall test the competency and ability of the applicant to engage in the practice of massage. The practical portion of the examination shall require the applicant to engage in and demonstrate the techniques and the practice of massage. The examination shall require the applicant to demonstrate a basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, hygiene and the practice and theory of manual and mechanical massage.
F. The examination may be conducted by the county health department if designated as the examiner of qualifications by the city. Qualified persons shall prepare, administer and judge the examination. The city clerk shall cause notice to be given of the first such examination no later than thirty days after the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, and from time to time thereafter as such examinations are scheduled.
G. The city council may establish further standards and procedures governing the administration and grading of all examinations in addition to those established by the department of public health, and shall exercise such supervision as may be necessary to assure compliance therewith.
H. Any applicant who fails to pass an examination shall not be eligible for another examination until four weeks after taking the previous examination. Any applicant who fails to pass upon the third trial shall not be again eligible until six months thereafter.
(Ord. 81-6-871 § 1 (part))