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Norwood Board of Health approves updated body‑work rules with certification, inspections and AED requirement
Summary
The Town of Norwood Board of Health on May 27 approved new regulations for "body work" that require proof of training or national certification, permit inspections and add an AED requirement; new businesses must meet the rules starting June 1, and currently permitted establishments have until Jan. 1 to comply.
The Town of Norwood Board of Health voted May 27 at the Noah Senior Center to adopt an updated set of regulations for the practice commonly called “body work,” approving the changes by voice vote after staff review and public discussion.
The new rules require practitioners to document formal training or national certification to obtain a permit, give the health department authority to inspect establishments annually and on complaint, add an automated external defibrillator (AED) requirement for facilities, and impose enforceable fines that can accrue daily until violations are corrected. The board set June 1, 2025, as the effective date for new businesses and January 1, 2026, as the compliance deadline for establishments already permitted.
Board members and staff said the updates are intended to close gaps between state massage regulations and locally permitted…
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