Hawaii Revised Statutes 452. Massage

• 452-1 Definitions.
  For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall be adopted: "Board" means the board of massage therapy created under this chapter. "Massage",...
• 452-2 License Required.
  (a) It is unlawful for any person in the State to engage in or attempt to engage in the occupation or practice of massage...
• 452-3 Massage Therapy Establishments to Be Licensed.
  No massage therapy establishment shall be operated unless it has been duly licensed as provided for in this chapter. [L 1947, c 192, §3;...
• 452-4 Creation of State Board; Qualifications.
  (a) There is established within the department of commerce and consumer affairs for administrative purposes a state board of massage therapy consisting of five...
• 452-5 Repealed.
  L 1992, c 202, §208.
• 452-6 Powers and Duties of the Board.
  (a) The board shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for the purposes of this chapter. (b) In addition to any other powers and...
• 452-7 and 452-8 Repealed.
  L 1992, c 202, §§209, 210.
• 452-9 Records of Board.
  The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings and activities including all applications, and the action taken thereon. The books and...
• 452-10 Repealed.
  L 1980, c 208, §12.
• 452-11 Assistance to Board.
  The board may call to its aid any person or persons of established reputation and known ability in their profession, for the purpose of...
• 452-12 Application for Examination.
  Each person who desires to practice the occupation of massage therapist shall file with the board a written application on a form prescribed and...
• 452-13 Requisites for Admission to Examination and Licensing of Massage Therapists and Massage Therapy Establishments.
  (a) The executive secretary of the board shall determine the sufficiency of the preliminary qualifications of applicants for admission to examination and licensing. The...
• 452-14 Examination.
  The department of commerce and consumer affairs or the board may contract with professional testing services to prepare, administer, and grade the examination for...
• 452-15 Licenses.
  If an applicant for an examination for massage therapist passes the examination to the satisfaction of the board, the board shall issue a license...
• 452-16 Renewal of License; Fees.
  Massage therapist and massage therapy establishment licenses shall expire on June 30 of each even-numbered year following the date of issuance unless renewed for...
• 452-17 Fees.
  (a) The fees for application, licensing, and other registrations shall be as provided in rules adopted by the director of commerce and consumer affairs...
• 452-18 Sanitary Rule.
  The department of health shall prescribe such sanitary rules as it deems necessary, with particular reference to the precautions necessary to be employed to...
• 452-19 Penalties.
  (a) Any person who practices massage or maintains a massage therapy establishment, or acts in any capacity wherein a license is required by this...
• 452-20 Repealed.
  L 1992, c 202, §211.
• 452-21 to Whom Provisions in This Chapter Shall Not Apply.
  Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit service in case of emergency, or domestic administration, without compensation, nor services by persons holding any valid license,...
• 452-22 Repealed.
  L 1980, c 208, §23.
• 452-23 Advertising.
  (a) It is a misdemeanor for any person, including a person who is exempt by section 452-21 from this chapter, to advertise with or...
• 452-24 Disciplinary Actions.
  (a) In addition to any other actions authorized by law, the board may take disciplinary action against any licensee, including, but not limited to,...
• 452-25 Right of Injunction.
  The department of commerce and consumer affairs, in addition to any other remedies available, may apply to a court having competent jurisdiction for an...
• 452-26 Cumulative Remedies.
  The remedies or penalties provided by this chapter are cumulative to each other and to the remedies or penalties available under all other laws...

Last modified: October 27, 2016