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5.72.050 Massage Technician License Requirements.

          a.   Certificate or Diploma from State-Accredited Institution. The applicant must have been issued a certificate of completion or diploma from a state-accredited institution or an institution deemed by the CAMTC to be of equivalent standing.

                1.   The curriculum shall meet the education requirements established by Section 4604 of the California Business and Professions Code.

          b.   The applicant shall provide evidence that the applicant had successfully passed a massage and bodywork competency assessment examination that meets generally recognized psychometric principles and standards and that is approved by the CAMTC.

          c.   Background Investigation. Before a license is granted or renewed and at such times as the West Hollywood Code Compliance Division deems appropriate, the massage technician shall be subject to a background investigation to verify that he or she has not been convicted of any crime related to the provision of massage services or as outlined in this chapter.

                1.   In the event that such an investigation by the West Hollywood Code Compliance Division reveals the massage technician has been convicted of a crime related to the provision of massage services or as outlined in this chapter, the massage technician’s license shall be deemed revoked and of no further force or effect on the date of the conviction.

                2.   An applicant whose license has been revoked as described in the preceding paragraph shall have the right to appeal the decision of the West Hollywood Code Compliance Division under this chapter in the time and manner set forth in Section 5.08.070.

          d.   Certified massage practitioners and certified massage therapists shall not be subject to the requirements of this section provided that the certified individual is practicing consistent with the qualifications established by their certification.

          e.   Existing massage technician licensees shall submit proof that they have met the education and testing requirements established in subsections (a) and (b) above within one year of December 15, 2021.

(Ord. 21-1166 § 2, 2021; Ord. 09-824 § 3, 2009; Ord. 08-800 § 2, 2008; Ord. 95-451 §§ 29 – 31, 1995; Ord. 90-269 § 1, 1990; prior code § 6356(d))