R156-47b-302. Qualifications for Licensure as a Massage Therapist - Massage School Curriculum Standards

(1) Under Subsection 58-47b-302(4)(a)(i)(A), an applicant shall graduate from a massage school with a curriculum that meets the requirements of this section when the applicant graduated. (2) The massage school's curriculum shall be: (a) registered with: (i) the Division of Consumer Protection of the Utah Department of Commerce; or (ii) an accrediting agency; (b) from a recognized school as defined in Subsection R156-47b-102(19); or (c) recommended by the Massage Therapy Education Peer Committee and approved by the Board. (3) The massage school's curriculum shall include at least 600 hours covering the following: TABLE 1 Area Hours Anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology 125 hours Pathology 40 hours Massage theory, massage techniques including the five basic Swedish massage strokes, and hands-on instruction 285 hours Professional standards, ethics, and business practices 35 hours Sanitation and universal precautions including CPR and first aid 15 hours Clinic 100 hours Other related massage subjects as approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board No specific hour requirement (4) The Division, in collaboration with the Board, may consider supplemental coursework of an applicant who has completed the minimum 600 curricula hours, but has incidental deficiencies in one or more of the categories in Subsection R156-47b-302(3). (5) An applicant may not accumulate more than 80 curricula hours within any two week period.