National Park. Such fees shall be prorated by the superintendent for any fractional part of a year at the rate of 50 cents per month or part thereof, and is payable semiannually at the office of the superintendent within 5 days from July 1 and January 1. In default of such payment the superintendent may, in his discretion, revoke the licenses of delinquent attendants. (b) The fees prescribed in (a) are payable in advance in the form of postal money order or certified or cashier's check in net amount of the fee, drawn to the order of the Superintendent, Hot Springs National Park, or in legal tender, and are not subject to refund either in whole or in part.*t 21.75 Care of attendants' quarters. It is requested that at the beginning of each month, the names of attendants responsible for the care of male and female attendants' quarters be posted in the quarters. At the beginning of each month a list should be posted in each male and female quarters, showing the name of the responsible attendant for each week in the month.*t MASSEURS AND MASSEUSES 21.76 Examinations to qualify. No person shall be permitted to serve in the bathhouses as masseur or masseuse without first presenting himself or herself for examination before a board appointed by the superintendent, to qualify as to his or her competency. Examinations will be both practical and written, and will be given at such times as authorized by the superintendent. No masseur or masseuse will be permitted to work without first having passed the mental and physical examinations and having paid the privilege fee.*t 21.77 Period of treatment. A treatment (hand massage) by masseur or masseuse must cover a 30-minute minimum period, except where otherwise prescribed by a registered physician.* 21.78 Alcohol rubs. Under the present regulations, masseurs and masseuses are the only bathhouse employees who are permitted to give alcohol rubs to bathers.*t 21.79 Qualifications. Each bathhouse masseur or masseuse shall appear when notified by the superintendent before a board appointed by him, to qualify as to his or her competency; and no bathhouse manager shall permit massage to be given by other than a qualified masseur or masseuse. Applicants for the position of masseurs or masseuses must be graduates of reputable schools of massage or furnish evidence of at least 18 months of practical experience in the practice of massage. They will be given a written and practical examination in subjects pertaining to massage. Two consecutive failures to qualify as masseur or masseuse will debar the applicant from further examination for a period of 1 year."t 21.80 Diagnoses; prescriptions. Masseurs and masseuses are forbidden to make diagnoses of ailments, to prescribe any drugs, chemicals, or medicines for internal administration; or to prescribe diets or waters. They shall not use in their work clinical thermom Page 80 *For statutory and source citations, see note to § 21.1. eters, stethoscopes, or any other instruments employed by physicians.*t 21.81 Electric current. No form of electric current shall be administered or recommended to the patient of any physician without such physician's direction.*+ 21.82 Tickets. All tickets shall be sold and collected for by the bathhouse manager and properly accounted for by him to the operator.*t 21.83 Compensation. Except at the Arlington Hotel, where the operator of the massage departments shall receive not less than 60 per cent of the gross receipts to cover the cost of operating the department, masseurs and masseuses in all bathhouse massage departments shall receive not less than 95 cents for each massage treatment given. Rental of massage space in the bathhouse from the bathhouse operators is permissible only when such rental arrangements have been approved by the Secretary of the Interior as a supplement to the bathhouse contract, in which case the operator of the rented massage space will not be required to pay the bathhouse any sum exceeding 40 per cent of the gross receipts for the privilege of operating in the bathhouse. The operator shall not be required to furnish any materials or equipment necessary in giving treatments, or incur any expense incident to the operation of the massage department; Provided, That they shall be required to make good any damage accruing from breakage or neglect of duty. All materials and equipment used in massage departments shall be subject to the approval of the superintendent.*f 21.84 Fee for physical examination; payment. (a) Effective July 1, 1932, the superintendent is authorized to collect a fee of $6 per annum to cover the cost of physical examinations, from all masseurs and masseuses, beauty parlor operators, chiropodists, physiotherapists and their assistants, or anyone not considered by the superintendent as a helper, operating in bathhouses receiving hot water from the Hot Springs National Park. Such fee shall be prorated by the superintendent for any fractional part of a year at the rate of 50 cents per month or part thereof, and is payable semiannually at the office of the superintendent within 5 days from July 1 and January 1. In default of such payment, the superintendent may, in his discretion, revoke the licenses of delinquent masseurs and masseuses or other operators. (b) The fees prescribed in (a) are payable in advance in the form of postal money order or certified or cashier's check in net amount of the fee, drawn to the order of the Superintendent, Hot Springs National Park, or in legal tender, and are not subject to refund either in whole or in part.*† 21.85 Suspension or dismissal. Failure to comply with the regulations in §§ 21.76-21.84 will subject the operator to immediate suspension or dismissal as may be determined by the superintendent.** MERCURY RUBBERS 21.86 Uniform charges. Uniform charges shall be made at all bathhouses for rubs and inunctions by all mercury rubbers. The time **For statutory and source citations, see note to § 21.1. Page 81 consumed and parts to be rubbed shall be in accordance with the directions of the patient's physician.*† 21.87 Diagnoses; prescriptions. Mercury rubbers are forbidden to make diagnoses of ailments; to prescribe any drugs, chemicals, medicines, diets, or waters; or to employ any instruments used by physicians in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases.*† 21.88 Furnishing mercury. No mercury rubber shall furnish mercury or be permitted to suggest the size of dose of mercury to be used.*t 21.89 Mercurial inunctions. Mercurial inunctions shall not be administered or recommended to the patient of any physician without such physician's direction.*+ 21.90 Precautions; furnishing mercury. (a) When mitts, brushes, or the hands are used for rubbing mercury on a patient they must be thoroughly cleansed when the operation has been completed. If mitts or the bare hands are used, they must be washed immediately. If brushes are used, they must be immediately cleansed with a clean cloth. Failure to comply with these instructions will be cause for suspension or dismissal of the person guilty. (b) All patients using mercury must furnish their own mercury, and no employee in the bathhouse is allowed to furnish it for the use of bathers. Attention is also called to the fact that no bathhouse employee is permitted to prescribe mercury for any bather.** 21.91 Suspension or dismissal. Failure to comply with the regulations in §§ 21.86-21.90 will subject the mercury rubber to immediate suspension or dismissal, as may be determined by the superintendent.** ADMINISTRATION 21.92 Reports. The following reports shall be made by bathhouse managers to the superintendent on forms approved by him: (a) Daily report. To be submitted to the office of the superintendent not later than 1 o'clock on the day following that for which the report is made. (b) Monthly report. To be submitted at the office of the superintendent in affidavit form within 5 days after the expiration of the month for which report is made. (c) Employees. A complete list of employees who come in personal contact with bathers to be submitted on the last day of each month. (d) Annual report. A statistical report to be submitted at the office of the superintendent, in affidavit form, in duplicate, within 5 days after the expiration of the fiscal year for which the report is made. Also within 15 days after calendar year a sworn financial report for calendar year. (e) Annual report of stockholders. At first of each calendar year the secretary of each bathhouse shall submit to the office of the superintendent, in duplicate, a sworn statement of the ownership of the bathhouse, and if a partnership, stock company, etc., a list of the Page 82 *For statutory and source citations, see note to § 21.1. shareholders, their addresses, and the number of shares owned by each shall be submitted.*t [Secs. 92-96] The source of §§ 21.92 to 21.103, inclusive, is Rules and regulations governing the administration and use of the waters of Hot Springs National Park, Secretary of the Interior, June 21, 1937, 3 F.R. 268–270. 21.93 Transfers of stock or interest in bathhouses. (a) Due to the fact that transfers of stock in bathhouses are made at irregular intervals, and due to the further fact that the administrative control over transfers in interest in bathhouses is made obligatory on the National Park Service by Act of Congress dated March 3, 1891 (26 Stat. 842; 16 U.S.C. 362-368), it becomes necessary that all proposed transfers of stock in bathhouses receiving water from Hot Springs National Park receive approval, in writing, of the Director of the National Park Service before the transfer is consummated. Transfers of stock or interest in bathhouses will not be valid except those approved in this manner. (b) Applications for such transfers shall be submitted to the superintendent of Hot Springs National Park, in duplicate, and he will forward them to Washington. The form should be as follows: own any stock or interest in any other bathhouse receiving hot water from Hot Springs National Park is enclosed. (To be signed by officer of company I, (c) The form of affidavit statement of purchaser is as follows: -9 Hot Springs, Ark., 19__ hereby certify that I own no interest in any bathhouse receiving hot water from Hot Springs National Park, except the (Purchaser) (To be signed by purchaser) Witness of notary. ** [Sec. 97] 21.94 Changing of equipment. The attention of the bathhouse managers is called to the fact that no additional facilities or equipment for bathing, such as sitz baths, showers, cabinet vapors, and the like, are to be installed in any bathhouse without permission having been obtained from the park office. All changes in the bathhouses must have the approval of the superintendent before being made, especially in view of the fact that rates for baths are determined partially by the equipment contained in the bathhouses. Exterior changes to bathhouse buildings, including color of painting, must have prior approval of the superintendent.** [Sec. 98] RULES FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERAL REGISTRATION BOARD 21.95 Federal Registration Board; officers. There shall be a president and a secretary elected by the board, who shall each serve *For statutory citation, see note to § 21.1. Page 83 1 year and until his successor is elected and qualified. Such election shall be held at the annual meeting, which shall be the first regular meeting of the board after the personnel thereof for the ensuing year has been determined by the Secretary of the Interior. Should a vacancy occur in either position by death, resignation, or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled by the board at its first regular meeting next succeeding the date the vacancy occurs, or at a special meeting called for that purpose.*t [Sec. 99] 21.96 Quorum. Three members of the board shall constitute a quorum, with full authority to transact any and all business that may come before the board.* [Sec. 100] 21.97 Minutes. Minutes of all business transacted by the board shall be reduced to writing and be copied in a record provided for the purpose, and at the next regular or special meeting the minutes of the previous meeting shall be read and approved, with such corrections, if any, as the board may consider proper to make.*† [Sec. 101] 21.98 Meetings; examination of applicants. (a) The regular monthly meetings shall be held on the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 8 p. m., and all routine business not filed with the secretary of the board at least 24 hours before the time fixed for the meeting will not be considered, but will be held for consideration until the next regular meeting; Provided, however, That the president of the board may waive this provision when in his judgment the exigencies of the case demand it. Such other meetings may be held as the board may deem necessary, prior notice thereof to be duly given. (b) Examination of applicants for registration shall be held quarterly on a date to be fixed by the board. Any registered doctor hereafter dropped from the list of registered physicians will not be restored until after he successfully passes the regular examination prescribed by the board for original registration, nor shall any such physician be eligible for examination for a period of 5 years from the date on which his name was dropped from the registered list; Provided, That the Secretary of the Interior may, in his discretion, authorize the examination of such physician at any time after 1 year from said date.** [Sec. 102] 21.99 Physicians; applicants; conduct. The following rules shall govern applicants for registration: (a) To be entitled to registration applicants must be graduates of some reputable medical school legally authorized to confer the degree of doctor of medicine, or of some reputable school of osteopathy recognized by the American Osteopath Association, and must have complied with the laws of the State of Arkansas relating to the admission of physicians to the practice of medicine and surgery, or either, within said State. (b) Applicants will be required to furnish in writing such evidence as the board may desire touching their personal history and personal and moral character and standing during the 5 years next preceding the date of their applications, such evidence to be placed in the hands of the secretary of the board not later than 10 days Page 84 *For statutory citation, see note to § 21.1. |