SF Massage Forum

Inventing the Future of Massage...and the Regulation to Enable it

In the months since I last communicated, I have had an opportunity to experience the effects of the new massage regulations first-hand. Having helped design the map, I now have walked the territory and have a first person rationale for updating the SF massage ordinance..

Non-Profits Fee Exemption

I received an email from a subscriber asking, "how this new ordinance effects non-profit organizations. Are we exempt from needing to make this switch."

The new law exempts bona fide federally tax exempt non-profits from the business permit fees, but not from actually obtaining a permit and complying with all of the requirements. If you had a business permit under the old law with the police department, you have until September 30th to transfer the permit to the Department of Public Health. Otherwise, you will have to file a new application. New non-profit establishments also have to pay the fees for all of the required initial inspections by non-DPH departments.

Home-Based Massage Issues

After you have read the update regarding home-based businesses, please leave your suggestions, questions, or comments so that all issues are considered as the regulations are created for these private practices.

Problems with DPH systems...

Transferring the permitting process from the Police Department to the Department of Public health has been a complicated task. Please describe any personal experiences that you have had with the process--good or bad.