Full text of Utah Utah Code § 47b-302 — Qualifications for registration and licensure -- Individuals., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 47b-302. Qualifications for registration and licensure -- Individuals.
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:
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| (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; |
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| (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; |
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| (ii) | complete training on the activities described in Subsection (5)(d); and |
| (iii) | pass an examination as the division requires by rule; or |
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| (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. |
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| (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:
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| (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; |
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| (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 |
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| (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 |
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| (b) | pass an examination as the division requires by rule. |
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| (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; |
| (iii) | gaining consent; and |
| (iv) | taking a medical history. |
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| (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. |
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| (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). |
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Repealed and Re-enacted by Chapter
236, 2025 General Session
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