58-47b-301. Licensure required -- Registration required -- Scope of practice -- Individuals.

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Effective 10/1/2025

(1)An individual shall hold a license to perform massage services.

(2)Only a licensed individual may:

(a)represent oneself as a massage assistant-in-training, a massage assistant, a massage apprentice, or a licensed massage therapist;

(i)represent oneself as providing massage services; or

(ii)use the word "massage" or any similar wording to describe the service; or

(c)charge or receive a fee or any consideration for providing massage services.

(3)A licensed individual, other than a sole practitioner, may perform massage services only in:

(a)a registered massage establishment;

(b)an out-call location; or

(c)a location exempt from registration under Section 58-47b-304.1 .

(4)A sole practitioner may offer massage services from:

(a)an out-call location;

(b)the licensed individual's residence, if the licensed individual does not employ or contract with another licensed individual; or

(c)a location, other than the licensed individual's residence, that the licensed individual owns, rents, or leases.

(a)Subject to Subsection 58-47b-502(9) :

(i)except as provided in Subsection (5)(b), a massage assistant-in-training may perform limited massage therapy under the direct supervision of a massage therapy supervisor;

(ii)a massage assistant may perform limited massage therapy without supervision after completing 300 hours under the indirect supervision of a massage therapy supervisor;

(iii)a massage apprentice may perform massage services under the supervision of a massage therapy supervisor as the division requires by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; and

(iv)a licensed massage therapist may perform massage services without supervision.

(b)A massage assistant-in-training is permitted to complete 150 hours under the indirect supervision of a massage therapy supervisor.

(6)A massage therapy supervisor may supervise at one time up to six individuals of which no more than four may be massage apprentices or massage assistants-in-training.

Amended by Chapter 236 , 2025 General Session