Utah § 47b-301 - Licensure required -- Registration required -- Scope of practice -- Individuals.
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§ 47b-301. Licensure required -- Registration required -- Scope of practice -- Individuals.
Effective 10/1/2025 58-47b-301.
Licensure required -- Registration required -- Scope of practice -- Individuals.
(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;
(b)
(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.
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.
Section 47b-301 ("Licensure required -- Registration required -- Scope of practice -- Individuals.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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