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Title 9 : Business, Peddlers, Solicitors, etc.
Chapter 3 : Massage Parlors Massage Technicians And Other Massage Parlor Employees

9-315 : Examination of massage techniques and issuance of a public health card.

  1. All persons who desire to perform the services and procedures of massage technician at a massage parlor shall first undergo a physical examination for contagious and communicable diseases which, shall include a recognized blood test for syphilis, a culture for gonorrhea, a chest X-ray which is to be made and interpreted by a trained radiologist, and shall furnish a certificate based upon and issued within thirty days of such examination by the Blount County Health Department and stating that the person examined is either free from any contagious or communicable diseases or incapable of communicating any such diseases to others. Such persons shall undergo the physical examination referred to above and submit to the city manager and/or city recorder the certificate required herein within five (5) days of the commencement of their employment and, at least once every six (6) months thereafter.
  2. When there is cause to believe that the massage technician is capable of communicating any contagious disease to others, the city manager and/or the city recorder may at any time require an immediate physical examination of any such persons.
  3. The employer of any such person shall require all such persons to undergo the examination and obtain the certification provided by this section, shall register at the place of employment of each employee, and shall have the health cards and registration of all employees available for the officer of the Blount County Sheriff, the city manager, the city recorder, or their duly authorized representatives at all hours of operation and/or any other reasonable times. (as added by Ord. #120904-2, Jan. 2005)