- (1) advising, instructing, directing, arranging, allowing, or aiding or abetting any individual in the massage establishment to engage in any lewd, indecent, obscene or unlawful conduct, or conduct that may be reasonably construed as sexual in nature;
- (2) advising, instructing, directing, arranging, allowing, or aiding or abetting an individual in any unprofessional conduct or conduct that violates the generally accepted and recognized standards and ethics of the massage profession, including the Utah Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice, October 2025 edition, which is incorporated by reference;
- (3) failing to display any registration, signage, or resource in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act including Section 58-47b-306.1, or Rule R156-47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act Rule including Section R156-47b-302.2b;
- (4) failing to comply with Section R156-47b-302.2c;
- (5) failing to notify the Division as required by statute or rule, including under Section 58-1-301.7 or Subsection 58-47b-301.1(7);
- (6) failing to comply with an administrative inspection under Sections 58-47b-601 and R156-47b-601;
- (7) failing to comply with an administrative investigation under Title 58, Occupations and Professions or Rule 156-1, General Rule of the Division of Professional Licensing;
- (8) failing to comply with a facility requirement under Section R156-47b-302.2b; or
- (9) failing to correct a violation of the statute or rule regulating massage establishments discovered upon inspection by the Division within the time period established by the Division.
Under Section 58-47b-502.1, "unprofessional conduct" for a massage establishment 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