§ 11-4. Exemptions.

This subtitle shall not apply to:

(1) physicians, surgeons, osteopaths, chiropractors, or therapists who are duly licensed to practice their respective professions in the State of Maryland or who are permitted to practice temporarily under the auspices of any associate or establishment duly licensed in the State of Maryland, while in the course of their licensed business or profession;

(2) nurses and practical nurses, who are registered under the laws of this State and operating under a physician's direction;

(3) any duly licensed hospital, medical clinic, or nursing home;

(4) a trainer of any duly constituted athletic team while in the normal course of his duties;

(5) any bona fide health spa or health club offering or providing massages solely incidental to the furnishing of facilities for and instruction in physical fitness and actually occupying premises of not less than 3,000 square feet, of which not more than 10% is used for massages;

(6) any corporation or association which is organized and operated exclusively for social or athletic purposes and which offers or provides massages solely incidental to the furnishing of facilities for such purposes and which actually occupies premises of not less than 3,000 square feet, of which area not more than 10% is used for massages; or

(7) massage therapists.