The licensing requirements of this chapter shall not be applicable to:
A. Hospitals, nursing homes, sanatoriums, or any facility at which a healthcare worker duly licensed by the state provides, on an ongoing basis, professional health services to individuals, including the offices of an occupational therapist licensed under the occupational therapy practice act 1 ; a physical therapist licensed under the physical therapy act 2 ; a physician or chiropractic physician licensed under the medical practice act 3 ; and a naprapath licensed under the naprapathic practice act 4 .
B. Any barber, cosmetologist, or nail technician lawfully carrying on their respective business to the extent authorized under a valid unrevoked license or certificate or registration issued by the state. Provided, this exemption is only intended to permit normal and customary barber, cosmetologist, or nail technician services which involve incidental physical contact, such as scalp rubs and facials, which otherwise qualify as massage activities. This exemption is not intended to include, and does not permit, general massage activities as part of any barber, cosmetologist, or nail technician business beyond that authorized by the state license or certification.
C. Any state registered athletic trainer who administers such athletic related massage in the normal course of training duties.
D. Where massage services are actually performed at the patron's premises, including the patron's place of business or residence, a village license shall not be required for such patron's premises. However, a state massage therapist license shall be required for the massage therapist performing massage activities in such patron's premises. (Ord. 2011-43, 9-8-2011)
E. A reflexologist, who restricts manipulation of soft tissue to the feet, hands, and ears, and who does not have the client disrobe. Reflexology establishments shall conduct their operations in an open floor format and not in private client rooms. (Ord. 2015-72, 12-17-2015)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 225 ILCS 75/1 et seq. |
| 2 | 2. 225 ILCS 90/1 et seq. |
| 3 | 3. 225 ILCS 60/1 et seq. |
| 4 | 4. 225 ILCS 63/1 et seq. |