§ 23-20.8-9 - Persons exempt. - Rhode Island Statutes

SECTION 23-20.8-9

   § 23-20.8-9  Persons exempt. – Nothing contained in this chapter shall prohibit:

   (1) The practice of massage by any person who is authorizedto practice medicine, nursing, osteopathy, physiotherapy, chiropractic, orpodiatry in this state.

   (2) The practice of that massage which is customarily givenin barber shops or beauty parlors for the purpose of beautification by anylicensed barber, hairdresser, or cosmetician.

   (3) The practice of massage by any person employed in amedical institution licensed or chartered by the state or enrolled in a programof a school or institute of massage approved by the board of regents.

   (4) The practice of massage by any person duly employed as atrainer by a professional athletic association, club, or team, or as a memberof the physical education department of an accredited university, college, orhigh school.

   (5) The practice of massage by any person in a physicalfitness facility operated by a corporation or association organized exclusivelyfor the moral or mental improvement of men, women, or children.