Click on the appropriate tab below to see the Initial Licensing Requirements, Process, Fees, Statutes and Administrative Rules for a Massage Establishment Change of Corporate Officer/Interested Party/Designated Establishment Manager.
- A Designated Establishment Manager (DEM) is a massage therapist who holds a clear and active license without restriction; a health care practitioner licensed under chapter 457; or a physician licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, or chapter 460, who is responsible for the operation of a massage establishment in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, and who is designated the manager by the rules or practices at the establishment.
Massage therapists who are establishment owners may serve as the DEM for that establishment” to “massage therapists, health care practitioners licensed under chapter 457 or physicians licensed under chapters 458, 459, or 460, who are establishment owners may serve as the DEM for that establishment.
- Background screening of any new establishment owner, completed through an approved Livescan provider.
Massage therapists and physicians licensed under chapters 458 or 459 have already met this requirement in most cases; you may be required to complete a new background screening if the screening required to become licensed as a massage therapist was not retained.
Your massage establishment owners will be verified using your most recent filing with the Division of Corporations.
- Submit your application and supporting documentation.
Your application may be submitted online or by mail. No fees are required for this application. - Submit any additional documentation, if requested.
If additional documentation is required, you will receive correspondence which includes a list of all items which are needed to complete your application. If you provided an email address, this correspondence will be sent to the email address on your application.
No fees are required for this application.
