Massage License Lookup – Utah.gov
“Practice of massage therapy” means 58-47b-102. Definitions.:
(a) the examination, assessment, and evaluation of the soft tissue structures of the body for the purpose of devising a treatment plan to promote homeostasis;
(b) the systematic manual or mechanical manipulation of the soft tissue of the body for the purpose of:
(i) promoting the therapeutic health and well-being of a client;
(ii) enhancing the circulation of the blood and lymph;
(iii) relaxing and lengthening muscles;
(iv) relieving pain;
(v) restoring metabolic balance;
(vi) achieving homeostasis; or
(vii) other purposes;
(c) the use of the hands or a mechanical or electrical apparatus in connection with this Subsection (6);
(d) the use of rehabilitative procedures involving the soft tissue of the body;
(e) range of motion or movements without spinal adjustment as set forth in Section 58-73-102;
(f) oil rubs, heat lamps, salt glows, hot and cold packs, or tub, shower, steam, and cabinet baths;
(g) manual traction and stretching exercise;
(h) correction of muscular distortion by treatment of the soft tissues of the body;
(i) counseling, education, and other advisory services to reduce the incidence and severity of physical disability, movement dysfunction, and pain;
(j) similar or related activities and modality techniques;
(k) the practice described in this Subsection (6) on an animal to the extent permitted by:
(i) Subsection 58-28-307(12);
(ii) the provisions of this chapter; and
(iii) division rule; or
(l) providing, offering, or advertising a paid service using the term massage or a derivative of the word massage, regardless of whether the service includes physical contact.
58-47b-304. Exemptions from licensure.
i) certified by or through, and in good standing with, an industry organization that is recognized by the division and that represents a profession with established standards and ethics:
(A) who is certified to practice reflexology and whose practice is limited to the scope of practice of reflexology;
(B) who is certified to practice a type of zone therapy, including foot zone therapy, and whose practice is limited to the scope of practice for which the individual is certified;
(C) who is certified to practice ortho-bionomy and whose practice is limited to the scope of practice of ortho-bionomy;
(D) who is certified to practice bowenwork and whose practice is limited to the scope of practice of bowenwork; or
(E) who is certified to practice a type of brain integration and whose practice is limited to the scope of practice for which the individual is certified;
(ii) whose clients remain fully clothed from the shoulders to the knees; and
(iii) whose clients do not receive gratuitous massage from the individual.
Division of Occupational & Professional Licensing
Board of Massage
160 East 300 South
PO Box 146741
Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6741
Phone: 801-530-6628
Fax: 801-530-6511
Email: b2@utah.gov
