§ 5-2.103. Exemptions.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following classes of individuals or businesses while engaged in the performance of their duties:

A.

Physicians, surgeons, nurses, chiropractors, osteopaths, acupuncturists, podiatrists, physical therapists, who are duly licensed to practice their respective professions, in the State of California under the provisions of Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code.

B.

Persons operating or employed at hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums, or any other health facility duly licensed by the State of California.

C.

Trainers of any amateur, semi-professional or professional athlete or athletic team, so long as such persons' practice of massage is limited to such athletes and athletic teams.

D.

Persons operating or employed at athletic clubs or fitness facilities, where such facility is designed and equipped for indoor sports, exercise, or physical education, and where massage services are provided to members of such facilities.

E.

Barbers, cosmetologists, or estheticians who are duly licensed under the laws of the State of California, while engaging in practices within the scope of their licenses, so long as the barber, cosmetologist or esthetician limits any massages he/she performs in the course of his/her professional duties to the neck, face and/or scalp, hands or feet of the clients when that massage is accessory to and within the scope of the barber's, cosmetologist's, and esthetician's state license.

F.

Enrolled students of a school of massage when they are performing massage within the City as part of a formal supervised internship or training wherein the student receives school credit, operated by the school, without receiving any form of compensation, including tips, on the premises of a massage establishment duly authorized to operate in the City.

G.

Persons performing a therapeutic modality for which the state does not offer licenses or certification under the provisions of Division 2 (commencing with Section 500) of the Business and Professions Code and the modality is performed with minimal touching and the client remains fully clothed at all times, such as Reiki, Reflexology, Rolfing or the Bowen Technique.

(Added by Ord. 3642-C.S., § 1, effective 3-24-16)