SENATE BILL 90-37.
BY SENATORS Gallager, Allison, Bishop, DeNier, R. Groff, Hume,
Martinez, McCauley, McCormick, Mendez, Pascoe, Pastore, Peterson,
Rizzuto, Tebedo, and Traylor;
Also REPRESENTATIVES Owen, Kopel, Philips, Chlouber, Fish, Fleming,
Knox, Rupert, Tanner, Taylor-Little, Webb, and S. Williams.
CONCERNING THE EXEMPTION OF MASSAGE THERAPY FROM THE "COLORADO
MASSAGE PARLOR CODE" BY DEFINING
A "MASSAGE THERAPIST" TO BE A PERSON WHO HAS GRADUATED
FROM AN ACCREDITED OR APPROVED MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL WITH A MINIMUM
OF FIVE HUNDRED HOURS OF MASSAGE THERAPY TRAINING.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. 12-48.5-103 (6), Colorado Revised Statutes, 1985 Repl.
Vol., is amended to read:
12-48.5-103. Definitions. (6) "Massage parlor" means
an establishment providing massage, but it does not include training
rooms of public and private schools accredited by the state board
of education or approved by the DIVISION CHARGED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY
OF APPROVING PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS, training rooms or recognized
professional or amateur athletic teams, and licensed health care
facilities. A FACILITY WHICH IS OPERATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MASSAGE
THERAPY PERFORMED BY A MASSAGE THERAPIST IS NOT A MASSAGE PARLOR. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBSECTION (6), "MASSAGE THERAPIST"
MEANS A PERSON WHO HAS GRADUATED FROM A MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL
ACCREDITED BY THE STATE EDUCATIONAL BOARD OR DIVISION CHARGED
WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF APPROVING PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS,
OR FROM A SCHOOL WITH COMPARABLE APPROVAL OR ACCREDITATION FROM
ANOTHER STATE WITH TRANSCRIPTS INDICATING COMPLETION OF AT LEAST
500 HOURS OF TRAINING IN MASSAGE THERAPY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SUBSECTION (6), A MASSAGE THERAPY SCHOOL MAY INCLUDE AN EQUIVALENCY
PROGRAM APPROVED BY THE STATE EDUCATION BOARD OR DIVISION CHARGED
WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF APPROVING PRIVATE OCCUPATIONAL SCHOOLS.
SECTION 2. Safety Clause. The general assembly hereby finds,
determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.
