P.R. Laws tit. 20, § 176
A massage business must be registered in the Department of Health pursuant to the stipulations stated in this section. The applicant shall present a certificate issued by the Deputy Secretary of Regulations and Certification of Health Facilities. Said certification shall include the following:
(a) The name and address of the business. If a corporation, the name and address of any person who, directly or indirectly, owns or controls most of the shares of the business; the name and address of the directors, and a statement indicating that franchise taxes are current, and that the corporation is exempted from the payment of franchise taxes.
(b) Name and address of the sole owner or the partners[;] if it is any other type of organization, the name and address of the owners.
(c) Name and address of the persons in administrative positions.
(d) The type of existing branches or services, or under consideration, as follows: A blueprint of the massage establishment being considered, including a sketch of the following elements: entrances and exists, width and length of the business area, total amount of square footage, location of the restrooms, and the number of massage tables.
(e) Inspection report of the fire chief stating that said business meets the parameters established by law.
(f) Proof that the business is separated from any room for residential purposes or dormitory, whether totally or partially, and that said separation is achieved by means of a solid wall or a solid door that remains closed during hours of service.
The Department of Health shall not consider an application for registration as officially submitted until the applicant, who, in turn, shall be the owner, or a partner of the business, has paid the fees for the registration certificate of the business. The application shall include the corresponding payment. The Department of Health shall issue the registration certificate no later than thirty (30) days after the date of delivery of all the documents.
No massage business shall offer its services until it has been registered in the Department of Health, and the latter has issued the former the registration certificate and the certificate of registration of business. The massage business shall place the certificate in a visible place, in such a way that it can be examined by the public. A massage therapist who has not obtained the massage therapist license issued by the Board, cannot be hired by any massage business.
A massage business is subject to inspection by authorized Board personnel at any time it deems pertinent in order to verify its compliance of the law. The Board shall decide whether or not the business under consideration complies with this chapter.
History —Sept. 3, 2003, No. 254, § 7; Aug. 15, 2008, No. 282, § 4.