Sec. 20-206h. Enforcement within available appropriations. Formal investigations.

(a) The Commissioner of Public Health shall carry out the commissioner's responsibilities with respect to enforcement of the provisions of sections 20-206b, 20-206d and 20-206g within available appropriations.

(b) If the commissioner has cause to believe, based upon credible information or complaint, that any person has violated the provisions of section 20-206b, 20-206d or 20-206g, the commissioner may, not later than thirty days after receiving such information or complaint, begin a formal investigation of the alleged violation. In the course of such formal investigation, the commissioner may inquire as to whether a person under investigation obtained a license from the department legally by comparing the photograph on such person's identification with a photograph of such person obtained from the organization that administered the examination prescribed by the department pursuant to section 20-206b. Photographs that do not match shall constitute prima facie evidence that such person is engaging in the practice of massage therapy without a license in violation of section 20-206b. For purposes of this subsection, “identification” means a motor vehicle operator's license issued pursuant to section 14-36 or any other valid form of identification issued by the federal government or a state or municipal government, provided such identification includes a photograph.

(P.A. 07-252, S. 49; P.A. 12-64, S. 3; P.A. 15-3, S. 2.)

History: P.A. 07-252 effective July 12, 2007; P.A. 12-64 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and added Subsec. (b) re formal investigations; P.A. 15-3 amended Subsec. (b) by replacing reference to National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork or company contracted by board with reference to organization that administered examination prescribed by department, effective April 16, 2015.