(a) There is established a Board of Massage Therapy to consist of 5 members appointed by the Mayor.
(b) The Board shall regulate the practice of massage therapy.
(c) Of the members of the Board, 4 shall be massage therapists licensed in the District and 1 shall be a consumer member.
(d) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, members of the Board shall be appointed for terms of 3 years.
(e) Of the members initially appointed under this section, 1 shall be appointed for the term of 1 year, 2 shall be appointed for a term of 2 years, and 2 shall be appointed for a term of 3 years. The terms of the members first appointed shall begin on the date that a majority of the first members are sworn in, which shall become the anniversary date for all subsequent appointments.
CREDIT(S)
(Mar. 25, 1986, D.C. Law 6-99, § 215, as added Mar. 14, 1995, D.C. Law 10-205, § 2(b), 41 DCR 7712.)
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-3302.15.
Legislative History of Laws
For legislative history of D.C. Law 10-205, see Historical and Statutory Notes following § 3-1207.31.