A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT limiting the amount of time a resort spa offering massage and bodywork therapy is required to maintain client records under the north carolina massage and bodywork therapy practice act.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 36 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes is amended by adding the following new section to read:
"§ 90‑637.  Retention of records by resort spas.
A licensee of a resort spa providing massage and bodywork therapy for recreational purposes shall maintain a client's file for at least six months after the massage and bodywork therapy is provided. A spa retaining records pursuant to this section shall store and dispose of a client's records in a secure and confidential manner. For purposes of this section, a resort spa is a spa which is promoted as an on‑property amenity for a lodging facility that has on‑premise dining, shopping, and meeting space."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.