License requirement; sexually oriented businesses; services for clients who are ill or who have physical dysfunctions.

(a) No person may perform the duties of a massage therapist unless he or she possesses a current license issued pursuant to this chapter.

(b) A licensed massage therapist may not perform massage therapy, whether or not for compensation, for a sexually oriented business.

(c) A licensed massage therapist shall not advertise or offer to perform services outside the scope of his or her expertise, experience, and education for clients who are ill, or those with physical dysfunction(s), unless such services are performed in conjunction with a licensed physician, physical therapist, or chiropractor.

(Acts 1996, No. 96-661, p. 1060, §8.)