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ORDINANCE NO. q:{
SERIES OF 2005
COUNCIL BILL NO . 53
INTRODUCED BY COU NC IL
MEMBER BRADSHAW
AN ORD INANCE AMEND ING TITLE 5, CHAPT ER 5, SECTIO NS 2 AND 3, OF THE
ENG LEW OOD MUNICIPAL CODE 2000 PERTAINING TO MASSAGE THERAPY
EXEM PTI NG REFLEXOLOGISTS AND CLARIFYING INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS .
WHEREAS , It has been detennined that because the practic e of Reflexology is limit ed to th e
hands , feet and ea rs, it shou ld be licensed separat ely from the massage therapy; and
WHEREAS , Th e insurance requirem ent s for massage therapi sts art amended to requ ire
profe ss ional liabilit y rather than general liability insurance for the duration of the li cense;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORA DO , AS FOLLOWS:
Section I . The City Council of the City of Englewoo d, Colorado hereb y amends Title 5 , Chapter
5, Section 2, of the Englewood Municipal Code 2000 , by the addition ofa new Subsection G,
pertaining to Reflexology , to read as follows :
Chapter 5 MASSAGE THERAPY
5-5-2 : License Required.
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5\-100 ~ .... .>, It shall be unlawful for any person to offer or perfonn a massage for an){,[ee or remuneration of .,..,.,., d.00 ~••
any kincjland it shall be unlawful to operate a massage therap y clinic in the Cit)' of Englewood 5.,e. ~ .,,_.,.
without first obtaining a licen se for such ;1c1ivity except for the following classes of persons : o~ IJ•
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A. Ph ys icians , osteopa ths, ph ysica l therapists, chiropodists , podiatrists , or chiroptactors
li ce nsed in thi s State, their offices and clinics , and all persons working in their offices and
clinic s under their supervision and direction .
8. Ho spit als and all persons employed by institutions and establishments license d by the State
as ho sp ital s while pcrfonnincr th eir usual duties within the hosp ital or in stituti on so
li ce ns ed.
C. Registered nurses and licen sed practical nurses perfonning massage serv ic es in th r cours e of
their usual nursing dutie s.
D. Cos metologi sts and barbers duly licens ed under th e law s of this State , acting in the course
of their usual duties a.., cosmetologists and barbers .
E. Trainers of any recogni zed ama teur, semi -profes sional , or profes sional athlete or athletic
team .
F. Acupu ncturi sts li ce nsed by the State of olorado perfonnin g massage ther.lpy servi c es in
the cour!-e of their usual duti es as acupuncturist'>.
~ ReflP.?loJ!ist~ or ReOe xo logy Prncti1ionw,,tic,cns.cdJo,nc rfuon rc fl cxolw· lln.deu bis
end; when litnilll1t! th dr nract icc to rc Ocxo locv as defined in th is Ti tle,
Sec1io n 2. The Ci1 y Co un cil of 1he Ci 1y of Engle wo od, Co lorado hereby amends Till e 5 . Chap1cr
5. Sl!c ti on 3, Sub sec tion B, o f the Eng lewood Municipal Code 2000, clari fy in g Reflexo logy i urancc
requireme nts , to read as fo ll Ctws :
5.5.3 : Applic ati on for Licen se.
A. The applicatio n for a Ma ss age Therapi st Li cense or Massage Therapy Clini c shall be made
in accordance with the pro visions of Titl e 5, Chapter I .
B. In addition 1he applieanl shall be req uired 10 provid e 1hc fo ll ow ing :
I . Insuran ce Required: Li ce nse holders are required to maint ain the fo ll ow in g levels of
in suran ce:
CemtJFeheAsi e GefteffU m.(.gf Profess ionaLLiab ility in surance to engag e. in
lrutnrncti ce of massage theranv with a minimum combined single limit of
liabilily for bodily injury and prvperty damage of one milli on dollars
(S l ,000,000.00) per occurrence and in the aggregate .
ii. Failure 10 maintain such insuran c:e fi:tr th e durati on of the li cense or 10 show
su ch evidence on reques t shall be cause for immediate revocation of the
licen se.
Sec ti on 3. Safc1y Cl ause s. The Ci ty Co uncil hereby finds , determines, and declares that this
Ordinance is promulga1e d under th e general polic e power of the Cily of Englewood, tha1 it is
promulgated for lh e health , safely , and welfare of:he public , and thal 1his Ordinance is necessary
for 1he pre serv ation of hea lth and safety and for th e protection of public convenience and welfare.
The City Counci l furt her determines th at th e Ordinance bea rs a rational relation to the proper
legi slati ve object sought to be obtained .
Sect ion 4. Severability. If any clause, se ntence, paragra ph, or part of thi s Ordin ance or th e
ap plicat ion thereof to any pers on or circumstanc ~ shall for any reason be adj udg ed by a court of
competent jurisdiction invalid, ~uch judgment shall not affect, imp air or in validate th e remainder
of this Ordinance or its application to othe r persons or circ umstanc es.
Sect ion 5. Incon sistent Ordinances. All other Ordinances or portions th ereof inconsi stent or
conflictin g with thi s Ordinan ce or any portion here oiare hereb y rep eal ed to the extent of s uch
inconsistency or co nfli ct.
Secti on 6. Effect of repeal or modific at ion . The repeal or modification of an y pro vision of the
Code of1he City ofEng lewood by thi s Ordin ance shall no1 relea se, exii nguish , alter, modify, or
change in wh ole or in part any pen alty, forfeiture . or liabili ty, either civi l or crimin al , which shall
ha ve bee n mcun-cd und er s uch provi sion , and each provi sion shall be trcctcd nod held as still
rem aining in for ce for the purpo ses of su sta ining any and all proper acti ons. suit s. proceedings,
and pros ecuti ons for the enforceme nt of the pen alty, forfeiture, or liabilit v, as well as for the
purpose of sustaining any judgment , J ec rec , or order which can or ma y be rendered , entered , or
mad e in suc h actions , suits . procee dings, or pro se-cuti ons.
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• Se cti on 7. Penalty . Th e Penalty Provis ion of Sec ti on 1-4 -1 EMC shall ap pl y to eac h and
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every violatio n of thi s Ordinan ce.
Intro duced , rc ud in full , w1d pa ssed on fi rs t rea di ng on the 17t h day <Jf October , 200 5.
Publi shed as a Bill fo r an Ordin ance on th e 21st day of v ctob er, 2005.
Rea d by title and passed on fin al re ading on the 7~ day of Nov ember, 2005 .
Publi shed by title as Ordin ance No . ':)~Seri es of 2005 , on the I Ith day of November, 2005 .
I, Loucrishia A. Ellis, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify th at the
above and foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance passed on final re ·ng and published by tit le
as Ordinance No .~ Series of 2005 .
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COUNCIL COMMUN ICATI ON
Date: Agenda llem: Subject :
O ctob er 17, .?005 11 a i Bill For An Ord ina nce Making Cha n~es To
Ti l le 5, Massage Therapy
Initiated B)':
D epartm ent of Fina nce and Adminis tr,1th e Se rvices
I Staff Source:
Frank Gryglewicz, Di rec tor
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREV IOUS COUNCIL ACT ION
City Coun cil ha s disc ussed thi s l opi c in conjunc ti o n wi th th e licensing of Reflexologists al 1h e
Sep tember 19 and October 3, 2005 Study Sessio ns and ag reed to m ove forwa rd w ith changes
included in the altac h ed Bi ll for an O rdinan ce.
RECOMMENDED ACT ION
Sl aff recommends Coun ci l adopl th e altach ed Bill fo r an Ordinance m aking a va ri ety of add iti ons
and deletions to Titl e 5, Chap ter 5 of th e En glewood Munici pa l Code. In clu ded in th e changes is
th e requirem ent fo r massage th erapists to ob tai n Profess ional Liabilil)' In surance, and clarifyin g !h at
li ce nsin g is onl y requir ed fo r th ose pro vidin g massa ge th erapy fo r a fee or remun erati on. Als o, th e
Bill for an Ordinance exe mpls refle xo logists fr om li ce nsin g as th ey will be licensed und er a new
Chapt er.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
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LIST OF ATTAC HMENTS
Bill for an Ordina nce