Ok I'm a little insulted, in order to get a bussiness license in my county i had to get a TB test (understandable) but then an HIV, clamydia, gonnorhea test also, they had to do a throst culture and a cervix culture...what do they think i offer "happy endings"..I mean I know it's because of all the MT that use it for prostitution, but i'm curious, is this only the case in California or are other states just as strict?
2007-02-06 07:30:41 · 5 answers · asked by graciegirl 5 in Health ➔ Alternative Medicine
I am in San Francisco and they do not have this requirement.
It is an insult and an outrage and the AMTA is working hard to reverse this arcane law.
2007-02-06 16:36:56 · answer #1 · answered by druya1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, I'm surprised at all the testing you had to go through. In BC Canada I completed a 3000 hour massage therapy program, the best in north america and all I had to do was get a criminal record check an my doctor to write a letter that I have no communicable diseases. No tests were necessary. And this is just through my school and the college of massage therapists here. To get a business license I just pay a small fee.
2007-02-06 09:28:02 · answer #2 · answered by inquirygirl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband went to school for this in Arizona, and as far as I know he didn't have to undergo any of these tests. We live in Oklahoma now, and you don't even have to have certification/licensing here unless you say that you have it. So either someone is treating you unfairly, or your state is extremely cautious.
2007-02-06 07:42:28 · answer #3 · answered by simplyangelic79 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nothing that exstensive for me. I've not heard of anything like it.
2007-02-06 13:46:51 · answer #4 · answered by msuzyq 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was just your lucky day! "cervix culture?"
2007-02-06 07:50:55 · answer #5 · answered by dashel_gabelli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋