Section 687.059 – Massage facilities; fees; rules.
(1) To be issued a permit to operate a massage facility in this state, an applicant must: (a) Submit an application to the State Board of Massage Therapists in a form and manner prescribed by the board by rule; (b) Comply with the health, safety and infection control requirements adopted by the board under ORS […]
Section 687.061 – Expiration and renewal of license and permit; rules; fees; sanctions for practicing without valid license or operating without valid permit; penalty.
(1) Licenses issued under ORS 687.051 and permits issued under ORS 687.059 expire on the date established by the State Board of Massage Therapists by rule and may be renewed after payment of a renewal fee established by the board under ORS 687.071. If the renewal fee is not paid by the expiration date established […]
Section 687.071 – Fees; rules; examinations; disposition and use of moneys.
(1) The State Board of Massage Therapists shall impose fees for the following: (a) Issuance or renewal of a massage therapist license. (b) Issuance or renewal of a permit to operate a massage facility. (c) Examinations and reexaminations. (d) Inactive status. (e) Delinquency in renewal of a license or of a permit to operate a […]
Section 687.081 – Grounds for denial, suspension or revocation of, or refusal to renew, license or permit; probation; penalties; complaint investigation.
(1) The State Board of Massage Therapists may discipline a person, deny, suspend, revoke or refuse to renew a license to practice massage or a permit to operate a massage facility and issue a reprimand to or censure or place on probation a licensee or permittee, if the person: (a) Has violated a provision of […]
Section 687.086 – License and permit denial procedure; review of rules and board orders.
(1) If the State Board of Massage Therapists proposes to impose any of the sanctions authorized in ORS 687.081 or take other disciplinary action, opportunity for hearing shall be accorded as provided in ORS chapter 183. Hearings under this section must be conducted by an administrative law judge assigned from the Office of Administrative Hearings […]
Section 687.087
[1989 c.841 §§9,12; 1991 c.734 §74; renumbered 687.895 in 1991]
Section 687.095 – Duty to report prohibited conduct.
Unless state or federal laws relating to confidentiality or the protection of health information prohibit disclosure, a massage therapist who has reasonable cause to believe that a licensee of another board has engaged in prohibited conduct as defined in ORS 676.150 shall report the prohibited conduct in the manner provided in ORS 676.150. [2009 c.536 […]
Section 687.115 – State Board of Massage Therapists; members; appointment; terms; meetings; compensation; administrator.
(1) The State Board of Massage Therapists operates as a semi-independent state agency subject to ORS 182.456 to 182.472, for purposes of carrying out the provisions of ORS 687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and 687.991. The board consists of seven members appointed by the Governor and subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided […]
Section 687.121 – Rules.
The State Board of Massage Therapists may adopt rules: (1) Establishing reasonable standards concerning the sanitary and hygienic conditions of, and public health and safety for, premises and facilities used by massage therapists. (2) Establishing health, safety and infection control requirements for massage facilities. (3) Relating to the methods and procedures used in the practice […]
Section 687.122 – Investigation of violations; power of board; subpoenas.
(1) Upon the complaint of any citizen of this state, or upon its own motion, the State Board of Massage Therapists may investigate any alleged violation of ORS 687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and 687.991. (2) In the conduct of investigations, the board may: (a) Take evidence; (b) Take the depositions of witnesses, including the person […]