58-47b-302. Qualifications for registration and licensure -- Individuals.
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Effective 10/1/2025
58-47b-302. Qualifications for registration and licensure -- Individuals.
(1)An applicant for a massage assistant-in-training license shall provide satisfactory evidence to the division that the applicant will practice as a massage assistant-in-training only under the supervision of a massage therapy supervisor.
(2)An applicant for a massage assistant license shall:
(i)complete 300 hours of education that meets the standards the division requires by rule;
(ii)complete training on the activities described in Subsection (5)(d) while the applicant is enrolled in massage school; and
(iii)pass an examination as the division requires by rule;
(i)while the applicant is licensed as a massage assistant-in-training:
(A)complete at least 150 hours of education that meets the standards the division requires by rule under the direct supervision of a massage therapy supervisor; and
(B)complete 150 hours of education that meets the standards the division requires by rule under the indirect supervision of a massage therapy supervisor;
(ii)complete training on the activities described in Subsection (5)(d) ; and
(iii)pass an examination as the division requires by rule; or
(i)have a massage safety permit; and
(ii)pass an examination as the division requires by rule that contains questions that demonstrate the applicant's understanding of:
(A)the basics of anatomy;
(B)the basics of contraindications relating to massage;
(C)the basics of kinesiology;
(D)the basics of pathology;
(E)the basics of physiology; and
(F)the laws and rules relating to massage therapy.
(3)An applicant for a massage apprentice license shall provide satisfactory evidence to the division that the applicant will practice as a massage apprentice only under the supervision of a massage therapy supervisor as the division requires by rule.
(4)An applicant for a massage therapist license shall:
(A)have graduated from a school of massage having a curriculum that meets the standards the division requires by rule; and
(B)complete training on the activities described in Subsection (5)(d) while the applicant is enrolled in massage school;
(A)have completed equivalent education in compliance with standards the division requires by rule; and
(B)complete training on the activities described in Subsection (5)(d) ; or
(A)have completed a massage apprenticeship program consisting of a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised training in accordance with standards the division requires by rule; and
(B)complete training on the activities described in Subsection (5)(d) while the applicant is a massage apprentice; and
(b)pass an examination as the division requires by rule.
(5)An applicant for a massage safety permit shall:
(a)submit an application in a form the division approves;
(b)pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
(c)be 18 years old or older; and
(d)complete an educational module the division requires by rule that includes:
(i)practicing physical boundaries;
(ii)draping;
(iii)gaining consent; and
(iv)taking a medical history.
(6)An applicant for licensure under this chapter shall:
(a)submit an application in a form the division approves;
(b)pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504 ;
(c)be 18 years old or older;
(d)consent to, and complete, a criminal background check, described in Section 58-1-301.5 ;
(e)meet any standard related to the criminal background check described in Subsection (6)(d) as the division requires by rule; and
(f)disclose any criminal history the division requests on a form the division approves.
(7)Under Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules establishing:
(a)the examinations required by this chapter;
(b)the standards of a massage assistant-in-training program;
(c)the standards for a massage school curriculum;
(d)the equivalent education and training for a licensed massage therapist;
(e)the standards of a massage apprenticeship program including supervision requirements;
(f)the educational module described in Subsection (5)(d) ; and
(g)the standards for the criminal background check described in Subsection (6)(e) .
Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter 236 , 2025 General Session