Utah Admin. Code R156-47b-302 - Qualifications for Licensure as a Massage Therapist - Massage School Curriculum Standards
Under Subsection 58-47b-302(2)(d)(i)(A), an applicant shall graduate from a school of massage with a curriculum that meets the following standards at the time of graduation:
(1) Curricula shall:
(a) be registered with:
(i) the Utah Department of Commerce, Division
of Consumer Protection; or
(ii) an
accrediting agency; or
(b) be from a recognized school.
(2) Curricula shall be a minimum
of 600 hours and shall include the following:
(a) anatomy, physiology and kinesiology - 125
hours;
(b) pathology - 40
hours;
(c) massage theory, massage
techniques including the five basic Swedish massage strokes, and hands -on
instruction - 285 hours;
(d)
professional standards, ethics and business practices -35 hours;
(e) sanitation and universal precautions
including CPR and first aid - 15 hours;
(f) clinic - 100 hours; and
(g) other related massage subjects as
approved by the Division in collaboration with the Board.
(3) 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 Subsections
R156-47b-302(2)(a) through
(f).
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