It is intended that these provisions shall regulate massage establishments, as that term is defined in this article, that they may serve the health and therapeutic massage needs of the residents of this community. It is further intended that those massage establishments be so regulated so as to provide their services in compliance with standards of safety, hygiene, and professional ethics, to the end that the health and welfare of this community may be maintained.
Hospital service corporations and Medical service corporations certified pursuant to Chapter 4, Article 3 of Title 20 of the Arizona revised statutes (A.R.S. § 20-821 et seq.) shall be exempt from the provisions of this article.
(Ord. No. 9991, § 2, 6-28-04; Ord. No. 10251, § 1, 2-28-06)