R156-47b-302d. Qualifications for Licensure as a Massage Assistant - Massage Assistant-In-Training Application and Education and Training Standards

(1) Under Subsections 58-47b-302(1), 58-47b-302(2)(b)(i), and 58-47b-302(7)(b), the standards for a massage assistant in-training education and training program are established in this section. (2)(a) An applicant for a massage assistant-in-training license shall submit: (i) the first name, last name, and license number of the applicant's proposed massage therapy supervisor to the Division for approval under Section R156-47b-302f; (ii) an outline of the Division-approved massage assistant-in-training curriculum program and resources the applicant will use; and (iii) a written approval from the owner of the approved massage assistant-in-training curriculum verifying that the applicant may use the curriculum. (b) An applicant may begin their massage assistant-in-training program with the massage therapy supervisor after: (i) the Division has licensed the applicant as a massage assistant-in-training; and (ii) unless otherwise approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board, each of the massage therapy supervisor's previous massage assistants-in-training have passed the Utah Massage Assistant Theory, Law, and Rule Exam. (c) The massage assistant-in-training shall follow the submitted curriculum content outline and use the resource materials. (3) Under Subsection 58-47b-302(2)(b)(i), a massage assistant in-training shall complete at least 300 hours of education and training as follows: (a) under Subsection 58-47b-302(2)(b)(i)(A), at least 150 hours of education under the direct supervision of the massage therapy supervisor that meets the following requirements: TABLE 4 Area Hours Anatomy, physiology, and kinesiology 40 hours Pathology 20 hours Massage theory 10 hours Massage techniques including the five basic Swedish massage strokes 40 hours Hands-on instruction 30 hours Professional standards, ethics, and business practices 5 hours Sanitation and universal precautions including CPR and first aid 5 hours (b) under Subsection 58-47b-302(2)(b)(i)(B), at least 150 hours of education and training: (i) performing massage client services within the scope of limited massage therapy; (ii) under at least the indirect supervision of the massage therapy supervisor as defined in Subsection R156-1-102a(1)(b); and (iii) following the massage therapy supervisor's written or verbal instructions for each client. (4) If a massage assistant in-training fails the Utah Massage Assistant Theory, Law, and Rule Exam three times and requests to retake the exam: (a) the massage assistant-in-training shall: (i) submit to the Board a written statement outlining the massage assistant-in-training's: (A) core barriers to successful completion of the exam; (B) plan for overcoming the core barriers, with goals in a specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) format; and (C) timeline for achieving the plan; (ii) appear before the Board and develop with the Board a plan of study in appropriate subject matter; and (iii) complete the plan of study to the satisfaction of the Board; and (b) the Division in collaboration with the Board shall review the massage assistant-in-training's application to determine whether to provide approval for the massage assistant-in-training to retake the exam.