| (a) No massage establishment license shall be transferred,
bartered, or sold to another person or owner. The new owner of a massage
establishment must apply for a license as a new applicant. A massage
establishment may not operate under a new owner until a massage establishment
license is issued by the department to the new owner. A license issued
under this chapter is not transferable.
(b) The department may consider the addition or deletion
of any person defined as an owner as a change in ownership. The massage
establishment must notify the department of the change in ownership
within thirty (30) days before the change in ownership to request
that the department, in lieu of a full application, accept a partial
application.
(c) The department may require submission of a full
application for approval for a change in ownership if:
(1) the department has a reasonable basis to believe
the change in ownership of the establishment may significantly affect
the establishment's continued ability to meet the criteria for approval;
or
(2) the establishment fails to file notice of the change
of ownership within thirty (30) days of the ownership transfer.
(d) The department may require a partial application
for approval for a change in ownership if the department reasonably
believes the change in ownership will not significantly affect the
establishment's continued ability to meet the criteria for approval.
(e) No massage establishment license shall be transferred
to another location. If the location of an establishment changes,
a new application for licensure must be submitted and approved before
the establishment may provide massage therapy or other massage therapy
services.
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