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...The state medical board shall appoint a massage therapy advisory council for the purpose of advising the board on issues relating to the practice of massage therapy. The advisory council shall consist of not more than seven individuals knowledgeable in the area of massage therapy. A majority of the council members shall be individuals licensed to practice massage therapy under this chapter who are actively engaged...

...The "Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)" is hereby ratified, enacted into law, and entered into by the state of Ohio as a party to the compact with any other state that has legally joined in the compact as follows: INTERSTATE MASSAGE COMPACT ARTICLE 1- PURPOSE The purpose of this Compact is to reduce the burdens on State governments and to facilitate the interstate practice and regulation of Massage Therapy wi...

...eas of the township, the operation of a massage establishment without first having obtained a permit from the board of township trustees as provided in section 503.43 of the Revised Code. (B) No individual shall act as a masseur or masseuse for a massage establishment located in the unincorporated areas of the township without first having obtained a license from the board of township trustees as provided in section...

...play, or other medium, shall advertise massage, relaxation massage, any other massage technique or method, or any related service, with the suggestion or promise of sexual activity. (B) Whoever violates this section is guilty of unlawful advertising of massage, a misdemeanor of the first degree. (C) Nothing in this section prevents the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or township from enacting...

...ctice the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy shall file with the state medical board an application in a manner prescribed by the board. The application shall include or be accompanied by all of the following: (1) Evidence that the applicant is at least eighteen years of age; (2) Evidence that the applicant has attained high school graduation or its equivalent; (3) Evidence that the applicant hold...

...40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code: (A) "Massage" means any method of exerting pressure on, stroking, kneading, rubbing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, or stimulating the external soft tissue of the body with the hands, or with the aid of any mechanical or electrical apparatus or appliance. (B) "Massage establishment" means any fixed place of business where a person offers massages: (1) In exchange for anything of va...

... 4731.15 of the Revised Code to provide massage therapy may provide massage therapy in a barber shop. An individual holding a current, valid license or certificate issued by a professional regulatory board of this state may practice the individual's profession in a barber shop if the individual's profession is authorized by rules adopted under section 4709.05 of the Revised Code to practice in a barber shop. An indiv...

...e application for a permit to operate a massage establishment shall be made to the board and shall include the following: (A) An initial, nonrefundable filing fee of two hundred fifty dollars and an annual nonrefundable renewal fee of one hundred twenty-five dollars; (B) A health and safety report of an inspection of the premises performed within thirty days of the application to determine compliance with applicabl...

... 4731.15 of the Revised Code to provide massage therapy may provide massage therapy in a salon. An individual holding a current, valid license or certificate issued by a professional regulatory board of this state may practice the individual's profession in a salon if the individual's profession is authorized by rules adopted under section 4713.08 of the Revised Code to practice in a salon. An individual may provide ...

...egulate and require the registration of massage establishments and their employees within the unincorporated territory of the township. In accordance with sections 503.40 to 503.49 of the Revised Code, for that purpose, the board, by a majority vote of all members, may adopt, amend, administer, and enforce regulations within the unincorporated territory of the township. (B) A board may adopt regulations and amendm...

...ludes preparation of the skin by manual massage techniques or by use of electrical, mechanical, or other apparatus; enhancement of the skin by skin care, facials, body treatments, hair removal, and other treatments; and eye lash extension services. (HH) "Practice of hair design" means embellishing or beautifying hair, wigs, or hairpieces by arranging, dressing, pressing, curling, waving, permanent waving, cleansing...

...r than sixty days after the "Interstate Massage Compact (IMpact)" is entered into under section 4731.156 of the Revised Code, the state medical board, in accordance with Article 8 of the compact, shall select one individual to serve as a delegate to the interstate massage compact commission created under the compact. The board shall fill a vacancy in this position not later than sixty days after the vacancy occurs.

...on in the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy. (B) The board may administer an examination of competency to practice the limited branch of medicine of massage therapy. If it administers an examination, the board shall establish by rule a fee to cover the cost of administering the examination. If it does not administer an examination, the board shall adopt rules under section 4731.05 of the Revised Code...

...ay require any of the following: (A) A massage establishment to display its current permit in an area open to the public; (B) Each massager to display the massager's license at all times in the areas where the licensee is providing massages; (C) Massage establishments to undergo periodic health and safety inspections to determine continual compliance with applicable health and safety codes; (D) Massagers to un...

... (h) Any establishment operating as a massage parlor, massage spa, alternative health clinic, or similar entity by persons who do not hold a valid license from the state medical board to practice massage therapy under Chapter 4731. of the Revised Code; (i) A fair. (3) As used in this section: (a) "Fair" means the annual exposition conducted by any county or independent agricultural society or the Ohio exposit...

...therapy, including, but not limited to, massage therapy, as regulated pursuant to section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, is not an "adult entertainment establishment." (6) "Adult motion picture theater" means a commercial establishment where films, motion pictures, video cassettes, slides, or similar photographic reproductions that are distinguished or characterized by their emphasis upon the exhibition or description...

...ectly on a fee-for-service basis; (8) Massage therapists who hold current, valid licenses to practice massage therapy issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, while acting within the scope of practice for the license held; (9) Inmates who provide services related to the practice of barbering to other inmates, except when those services are provided in a licensed barber shop or ...

... individual providing cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service in a barber shop under section 4709.091 of the Revised Code. (6) Supply a copy of the poster created pursuant to division (B) of section 5502.63 of the Revised Code to each person authorized to operate a barber shop under this chapter; (7) Comply with sections 4713.641 and 4713.66 of the Revised Code regarding investigations an...

...ctly on a fee for service basis; (7) Massage therapists who hold current, valid licenses to practice massage therapy issued by the state medical board under section 4731.15 of the Revised Code, while acting within the scope of practice for the license held; (8) Inmates who provide services related to the practice of a branch of cosmetology to other inmates, except when those services are provided in a licensed ...

...t the salon; (3) If cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service is provided at the salon under section 4713.42 of the Revised Code, disinfect all instruments and supplies used in the cosmetic therapy, massage therapy, or other professional service. (C) Except as provided in sections 4713.42 and 4713.49 of the Revised Code, only the branch of cosmetology that the salon is licensed to provide i...

...of family physicians of Canada. (C) "Massage therapy" means the treatment of disorders of the human body by the manipulation of soft tissue through the systematic external application of massage techniques including touch, stroking, friction, vibration, percussion, kneading, stretching, compression, and joint movements within the normal physiologic range of motion; and adjunctive thereto, the external application ...

...following limited branches of medicine: massage therapy, and to the extent specified in section 4731.151 of the Revised Code, naprapathy and mechanotherapy. The board shall adopt rules governing the limited branches of medicine under its jurisdiction. The rules shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. (B) A license to practice a limited branch of medicine issued by the state medical bo...

...y application for a permit to operate a massage establishment or revoke a previously issued permit, for any of the following reasons: (A) Falsification of any of the information required for the application or failure to fully complete the application; (B) Failure to cooperate with any required health or safety inspection; (C) Any one of the persons named on the application is under the age of eighteen; (D) Any o...

...nying or revoking a permit to operate a massage establishment or masseur or masseuse license. The board shall maintain a complete record of each proceeding and shall notify the applicant in writing of its order. Any person adversely affected by an order of the board denying or revoking a permit to operate a massage establishment or masseur or masseuse license may appeal from the order of the board to the court of co...

... for consumption off premises; (4) A massage parlor; (5) A hot tub facility; (6) A suntan facility; (7) A business engaged in the development or holding of intangibles for sale; (8) A private or commercial golf course; (9) A business that derives or projects to derive fifteen per cent or more of its net income from the rental or sale of real property, except any business that is a special purpose en...