D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-D400
Current through Register Vol. 71, No. 49, December 6, 2024
Rule 25-D400 - DISEASE OR MEDICAL CONDITION - RESPONSIBILITY OF MASSAGE THERAPISTS AND ANCILLARY EMPLOYEES TO REPORT SYMPTOMS AND DIAGNOSIS*400.1The licensee shall require massage therapists and ancillary employees to report to their managers, in accordance with this section, if diagnosed by a medical professional of:
(a) Having a communicable disease;(b) Are in a carrier state of a communicable disease;(c) Having a boil or other infected wound;(d) Has an acute respiratory infection; or(e) Has a Staphylococcus aureus (or "staph") bacterial infection.400.3A massage therapist and ancillary employee shall report to his or her manager when he or she has any of the following symptoms:
(c) Sore throat with fever; or(d) A lesion containing pus, such as a boil or infected wound that is open or draining and is: (1) On the hands or wrists, unless an impermeable cover such as a finger cot or stall protects the lesion and a single-use glove is worn over the impermeable cover;(2) On exposed portions of the arms, unless the lesion is protected by an impermeable cover; or(3) On other parts of the body, unless the lesion is covered by a dry, durable, tight-fitting bandage.D.C. Mun. Regs. tit. 25, r. 25-D400
Final Rulemaking published at 56 DCR 7975 (October 9, 2009)Authority: Section 4902 of the Department of Health Functions Clarification Act of 2001 ("Act") (effective October 3, 2001), D.C. Law 14-28, D.C. Official Code § 7-731(a)(12) (2008 Repl.), and the Mayor's Order 2006-10 dated January 27, 2006