Sanitary Permit.
Section 60
SEC. 60. Sanitary Permit.—No person or entity shall operate a massage clinic and/or a sauna bath establishment without first securing a sanitary permit from the local health authority.
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Sanitary Requirements.
Section 61
SEC. 61. Sanitary Requirements.—The following requirements shall be enforced: Massage Clinic— The reception and office rooms shall be properly lighted and ventilated. Every massage room shall be adequately ventilated, provided with a sliding curtain at the entrance and equipped with a suitable and clean massage table. Sanitary and adequate handwashing, bath and toilet facilities shall be available. Customers shall be provided with soap, clean towels, sanitized rubber or plastic slippers. They shall be required to take a thorough bath before massage. Masseur and masseur attendant shall wash their hands with soap and water before and after massaging a customer. The establishment and its premises shall be maintained clean and sanitary at all times. Sauna Bath Establishment— The reception and office rooms shall be properly lighted and adequately ventilated. The sauna bath room shall be properly lighted, provided with thermometers, and maintained clean and sanitary at all times. Sanitary and adequate handwashing, bath and toilet facilities shall be available. Customers shall be provided with soap, clean towels and sanitized rubber or plastic slippers.
Personnel.
Section 62
SEC. 62. Personnel.—The following requirements shall be enforced: Masseur— The person must have a certificate as a registered masseur, issued by the Committee on Examiners for Masseur of the Department. He must possess an up-to-date health certificate issued by the local health authority. The person shall wear a clean working garment when attending to customers or when supervising massage clinic attendants. Massage Clinic Attendant— The person shall be properly registered and authorized by the local health authority to work as massage clinic attendant after compliance with the following requirements:— satisfactory completion of a training course or study given by a government office, school or hospital, which is duly authorized and recognized by the Department; and Up-to-date health certificate issued by the local health authority to include VD clearance secured from any government clinic or hospital. The person must wear clean working garments when attending to customers. Sauna Bath Attendant— Attendant must possess an up-to-date health certificate issued by the local health authority. The person must wear clean working garments when attending to customers.
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