§ 12-235-119. Local Government – Regulations – Enforcement
No city, county, city and county, or other political subdivision of this state shall enact or enforce any local ordinance that regulates the practice or the profession of massage therapy. Local government law enforcement agencies may inspect massage therapy licenses and the business premises where massage therapy is practiced for compliance with applicable laws. Nothing […]
§ 12-235-120. Repeal of Article – Review of Functions
This article 235, and the functions of the director as set forth in this article 235, are repealed, effective September 1, 2022. Before the repeal, the functions of the director are scheduled for review in accordance with section 24-34-104. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1170, § 1, […]
§ 12-235-103. Applicability of Common Provisions
Articles 1, 20, and 30 of this title 12 apply, according to their terms, to this article 235. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with relocations, (HB 19-1172), ch. 136, p. 1156, § 1, effective October 1.
§ 12-235-104. Definitions
As used in this article 235, unless the context otherwise requires: “Advertise” means to publish, display, or disseminate information and includes, but is not limited to, the issuance of any card, sign, or direct mail, or causing or permitting any sign or marking on or in any building or structure or in any newspaper, magazine, […]
§ 12-235-105. Use of Massage Titles Restricted
Only a person licensed under this article 235 to practice massage therapy may use the titles “massage therapist”, “licensed massage therapist”, “massage practitioner”, “masseuse”, “masseur”, the letters “M.T.” or “L.M.T.”, or any other generally accepted terms, letters, or figures that indicate that the person is a massage therapist. Source: L. 2019: Entire title R&RE with […]
§ 12-235-106. Limitations on Authority
Nothing in this article 235 shall be construed as authorizing a massage therapist to perform any of the following acts: The practice of medicine pursuant to article 240 of this title 12; The practice of physical therapy pursuant to article 285 of this title 12; The practice of chiropractic pursuant to article 215 of this […]
§ 12-235-107. License Required
On or after July 1, 2014, except as otherwise provided in this article 235, a person in this state who practices massage therapy or who represents himself or herself as being able to practice massage therapy must possess a valid license issued by the director pursuant to this article 235 and rules promulgated pursuant to […]
§ 12-235-108. License – Denial of License Application
Every applicant for a license to practice massage therapy shall: Attain a degree, diploma, or otherwise successfully complete a massage therapy program that consists of at least five hundred total hours of course work and clinical work from an approved massage school; Pass one of the following examinations: The massage and bodywork licensing examination offered […]
§ 12-235-109. License Expiration – Effect – Renewal – Reinstatement – Penalty
Licenses issued pursuant to this article 235 are subject to the renewal, expiration, reinstatement, and delinquency fee provisions specified in section 12-20-202 (1) and (2). The director shall establish application forms for renewal of licenses and reinstatement of expired licenses. A person renewing or reinstating a license shall submit an application in the form and […]
§ 12-235-110. Scope of Article – Exclusions – Authority for Clinical Setting – Definitions
Nothing in this article 235 prohibits or requires a massage therapy license for any of the following: The practice of massage therapy that is a part of a program of study by students enrolled in a massage therapy program at an approved massage therapy school. Students enrolled in the programs are to be identified as […]