(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: (a) (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; (b) (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 (c) (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) (i) (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; (ii) (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 (iii) (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
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