According to the DCCA in June of 2025, the following set of sanitation requirements are in the “final stages” of being approved:
§16-84-16 Sanitary practices. (a) All massage establishments may be inspected at any time during business hours by any member of the board or their authorized agents and are subject to the following requirements:
(1) Toilet facilities shall be provided within two hundred feet of any massage therapy establishment;
(2) Cleaned and sanitized linens and instruments shall be used for all clients then sanitized again prior to use on another client; and
(3) The massage therapy establishment shall be kept clean and in good repair, properly lighted, and ventilated.
(b) A permanent fixed location shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) If the massage therapy establishment is located within a residence, any massage services must be provided in a space designated for massage only and must be separated from any other portion of the residence by solid permanent partitions and a solid door and shall have a handwashing station facility with running water conveniently located; and
(2) In all newly constructed or existing non-residential locations that have been structurally renovated or requiring a building permit, hand washing facilities with running water, hand cleansing soap, and single use towels or other hand drying devices shall be located in the operation area.
(c) An off-site location shall be subject to the following requirements:
(1) The therapeutic area and any equipment must be clean, in good repair, sanitized, and properly stored in a covered and enclosed vessel; and
(2) A hand basin with running water or sanitary hand cleanser and single use towels must be provided in the operating area.
All massage establishments shall have and maintain a current written policy, guideline, or procedure that is made available to all employees and staff for complying with the sanitary practices required by this section. Moreover, upon demand, any massage establishment must disclose a copy of the current written policy, guideline, or procedure for inspection by the board or their authorized agents.