1. (1) engaging in any lewd, indecent, obscene, or unlawful behavior while practicing as:

   1. (a) a massage therapist;
   2. (b) a massage therapy supervisor;
   3. (c) a massage apprentice;
   4. (d) a massage assistant; or
   5. (e) a massage assistant-in-training;
2. (2) as a massage apprentice, practicing without the required level of supervision under Subsection 58-47b-302(3) and Section R156-47b-302b;

3. (3) as a massage assistant:

   1. (a) practicing without the required indirect supervision under Subsection 58-47b-301(5)(a)(ii) and Section R156-47b-302e; or
   2. (b) failing to provide employment records to the Division upon request, including under Subsection R156-47b-302e(5);
4. (4) as a massage assistant in-training, practicing without direct or indirect supervision under Subsection 58-47b-302(1) and Section R156-47b-302d;

5. (5) as a massage therapy supervisor:

   1. (a) failing to provide or document the required education and training under Title 58, Chapter 47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act or Rule R156-47b;
   2. (b) failing to provide employment records to the Division upon request, including under Subsection R156-47b-302f(5)(d);
   3. (c) allowing another individual to also supervise the supervised individual under Section 58-47b-302 in violation of Section R156-47b-302f;
   4. (d) advising, directing, or instructing the supervised licensee in any education or training or behavior that violates the generally accepted and recognized standards and ethics of the massage therapy supervisor's licensed profession under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, including those in the Utah Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, October 2025 edition, which is incorporated by reference;
   5. (e) supervising more than six individuals or more than four massage apprentices or massage assistants-in-training in violation of Subsection 58-47b-301(6); or
   6. (f) allowing a massage apprentice to accumulate hours toward an apprenticeship in violation of Subsection R156-47b-302f(3)(e);

6. (6) supervising a massage apprentice, massage assistant, or massage assistant-in-training:

   1. (a) when not qualified under Subsection 58-47b-102(14) or Section R156-47b-302f;
   2. (b) without Division approval under Subsection R156-47b-302b(2) or R156-47b-302d(2); or
   3. (c) when the massage apprentice, massage assistant, or massage assistant-in-training is under the supervision of another massage therapy supervisor who is approved by the Division and meets the requirements of Subsection 58-47b-102(14) and Section R156-47b-302f;
7. (7) failing to notify a client of any communicable health condition the licensee may have that could present a hazard to the client;
8. (8) failing to use appropriate draping procedures to protect the client's personal privacy;
9. (9) failing to conform to the generally accepted and recognized standards and ethics of the massage profession, including those in the Utah Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, October 2025 edition, which is incorporated by reference;
10. (10) failing to comply with an administrative inspection under Sections 58-47b-601 and R156-47b-601;
11. (11) failing to comply with an administrative investigation under Subsection 58-1-106(1)(b);
12. (12) failing to obtain signed consent from a client before starting a massage;
13. (13) failing to provide a client with a private space to disrobe as necessary;
14. (14) failing to provide a private room for a client to receive massage services unless thee client has consented to receiving massage services in a nonprivate setting, including couples massage and event work;
15. (15) placing or allowing a camera or other recording device in a practice room, restroom, or other location where an individual disrobes;

16. (16) placing or allowing a camera or other recording device in a location where an individual receives massage services, unless:

    1. (a) the recording is solely for an educational or marketing purpose; and
    2. (b) the individual has given signed consent to the recording in a form separate from the intake form;
17. (17) holding oneself out as a sole practitioner when the licensee does not meet the definition of a sole practitioner under Subsection 58-47b-102(19);
18. (18) performing massage services in a location not listed in Subsection 58-47b-301(3);
19. (19) failing to obtain from the client a completed and signed intake form under Subsection 58-47b-306(1);
20. (20) failing to wear or display the licensee's first name, last name or last initial, and license type under Subsection 58-47b-306(2);
21. (21) failing to provide to the client the first name, last name initial, and license type of the licensed individual performing the massage services under Subsection 58-47b-306(3); or
22. (22) under Subsection 58-47b-301.1(8), acting as an owner of a registered massage establishment that has failed to comply with a statute or rule that requires or prohibits action by the registered massage establishment.

Under Section 58-47b-502, "unprofessional conduct" for an individual licensed under Section 58-47b-302 includes:

KEY: licensing, massage establishment, massage establishment registration, massage therapy, massage therapist, massage apprentice, massage assistant, massage assistant-in-training, inspection, animal massage

Date of Last Change: May 7, 2026

Notice of Continuation: March 21, 2022

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 58-1-106(1)(a); 58-1-202(1)(a); 58-47b-101