As used in ORS 687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and 687.991: (1) “Board” means the State Board of Massage Therapists. (2) “Certified class” means a class that is approved by the board and is offered: (a) By a person or institution licensed as a career school under ORS 345.010 to 345.450; (b) By a community college […]
(1) A person may not: (a) Engage in or purport to engage in the practice of massage without a massage therapist license issued by the State Board of Massage Therapists under ORS 687.051. (b) Operate a massage facility or purport to operate a massage facility without a permit issued by the board under ORS 687.059, […]
(1) ORS 687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and 687.991 do not apply to: (a) Persons licensed under any other law of this state to do any acts included in the definition of massage in ORS 687.011 or persons working under the direction of any such person. (b) Trainers of any amateur, semiprofessional or professional athlete or […]
(1) Applications to the State Board of Massage Therapists for a massage therapist license shall be made on forms provided by the board and shall contain the information required to assure the board of the applicant’s eligibility for a license. The application fee provided for in ORS 687.071 shall accompany the application. (2) An applicant […]
(1) To be eligible for issuance of an initial license in this state as a massage therapist, the applicant shall: (a) Furnish the State Board of Massage Therapists with personal references required by rule of the board. (b) Have attained the age of 18 years. (c) Furnish the board with educational certificates or transcripts required […]
(1) The State Board of Massage Therapists may license by indorsement or reciprocity any individual who applies, meets the requirements established by the board and, on the date of making application, is a massage therapist licensed under the laws of any other state or territory of the United States or by a foreign country if […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
(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 […]
[1989 c.841 §§9,12; 1991 c.734 §74; renumbered 687.895 in 1991]
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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
(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 […]
Upon complaint about a massage facility or the premises on which a massage therapist practices massage, the State Board of Massage Therapists or its authorized representative may inspect the massage facility or premises in order to determine whether the massage facility or premises meet the standards set by order of the board under ORS 687.121 […]
[1977 c.507 §17; 1997 c.626 §15; renumbered 687.890 in 1997]
(1) The State Board of Massage Therapists shall report to the proper district attorney all cases that in the judgment of the board warrant criminal prosecution under ORS 687.991. (2) The board may, in its own name, assess a civil penalty against a person who violates a provision of ORS 687.011 to 687.250, 687.895 and […]
