Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-47b - Massage Therapy Practice Act Rule
Section R156-47b-302c - Massage Apprenticeship Standards

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-47b-302c

Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024

Under Subsections 58-47b-302(2)(d)(ii) and 58-47b-302(3)(d), the following standards are established for a massage apprenticeship program:

(1) A supervising massage therapist and massage apprentice may begin an apprenticeship program after:

(a) the massage apprentice is licensed as a massage apprentice;

(b) the supervising massage therapist is approved by the Division; and

(c) unless otherwise approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board, each of the supervising massage therapist's previous apprentices has passed the FSMTB MBLEx.

(2) A massage therapist may not serve as a supervising massage therapist if the massage therapist has been disciplined for unlawful or unprofessional conduct within five years of the start of the apprenticeship program.

(3) Under Subsection 58-47b-302(6)(a), unless otherwise approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board:

(a) a supervising massage therapist shall serve as the sole supervisor for their massage apprentice, and may not allow another massage therapist to also supervise that massage apprentice; and

(b) a massage therapist may not supervise a massage apprentice who is under the supervision of another massage therapist.

(4) The supervising massage therapist shall train the massage apprentice in the areas of:

(a) anatomy, physiology and kinesiology - 125 hours;

(b) pathology - 40 hours;

(c) massage theory - 50 hours;

(d) massage techniques including the five basic Swedish massage strokes - 120 hours;

(e) massage client services - 300 hours;

(f) hands-on instruction - 310 hours;

(g) professional standards, ethics and business practices -40 hours; and

(h) sanitation and universal precautions including CPR and first aid - 15 hours.

(5)

(a) The supervising massage therapist shall submit with the massage apprentice's application a curriculum content outline that includes a list of the resource materials to be used, which has been preapproved by the Division.

(b) The massage apprentice shall follow the submitted Division-approved curriculum content outline.

(6) The supervising massage therapist and massage apprentice shall:

(a) display a conspicuous sign near the massage apprentice's workstation stating "Apprentice in Training";

(b) keep a daily record that includes:
(i) the number of hours of training completed; and

(ii) the number of hours of massage client services performed;

(c) make the massage apprentice's training records available to the Division immediately upon request;

(d) verify the completion of the apprenticeship program on forms available from the Division;

(e) if the apprenticeship program is terminated, notify the Division within ten working days on a Notice of Disassociation form available from the Division; and

(f) ensure that the massage apprentice performs the massage client services in Subsection (4)(e) only on the public, and performs the other hands-on instruction or practice on a massage apprentice or the supervising massage therapist.

(7)

(a) A supervising massage therapist shall provide direct supervision under Subsection 58-47b-302(3)(d) for a massage apprentice performing massage client services by:
(i) giving prior written or verbal instructions to the massage apprentice;

(ii) being present in the facility where the massage apprentice is performing the massage client services; and

(iii) being available to provide immediate face-to-face communication with the massage apprentice as necessary.

(b) The supervision massage therapist may, but need not be, present in the room where the massage apprentice is performing massage client services on the public client.

(8) If a massage apprentice fails the FSMTB MBLEx three times:

(a) the supervising massage therapist shall:
(i) with the massage apprentice, meet with the Board at the next appropriate Board meeting;

(ii) explain to the Board why the massage apprentice cannot pass the examination; and

(iii) provide to the Board a plan of study in the appropriate subject matter to assist the massage apprentice in passing the examination; and

(b) if the Division and Board approve, the massage apprentice shall again be eligible to take the FSMTB MBLEx.

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