Florida Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 11, 2024) |
64. Department of Health |
64B7. Board of Massage Therapy |
64B7-26. Massage Establishments |
1(1) “Ownership entity” means the entity to whom a massage establishment license is issued. An ownership entity may be a sole proprietor, a partnership as defined in Section 29620.8101(7), F.S., 31a limited liability company as defined in Section 39605.0102(36), F.S., 41or another entity formed under the law of the jurisdiction in which the entity resides.
56(2) “Massage establishment owner” means a natural person who has an ownership interest in a massage establishment, including an individual who holds a massage establishment license, a general partner of a partnership, an owner or officer of a corporation, a member of a limited liability company and its subsidiaries who hold a massage establishment license, or a person who has been identified as having an ownership interest by an entity formed under the law of the jurisdiction in which the entity resides.
138(3) “Interested party” means an individual directly involved in the management of a massage establishment whose ownership entity is a corporation having more than $250,000 in business assets in this state.
170(4) “Designated establishment manager” means a massage therapist who holds a clear and active license without restriction, who is responsible for the operation of a massage establishment in accordance with Chapters 456 and 480, F.S. and related rules, who is designated the manager by the rules or practices at the establishment.
221(5) “Doing business as name” means the name under which the massage establishment does business. This may be the ownership entity name, or a fictitious name, as registered with the Division of Corporations.
254Rulemaking Authority 256480.035(7), 257480.049(3) FS. 259Law Implemented 261480.043 FS. 263History–New 7-16-98, Amended 8-5-03, 2-26-12, 12-25-19.