Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 47b > Part 5 – Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct – Penalties
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§ 58-47b-502 | Unprofessional conduct |
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- Breast: means the female mammary gland and does not include the muscles, connective tissue, or other soft tissue of the upper chest. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
- Massage apprentice: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a massage apprentice. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
- Massage assistant: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a massage assistant. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
- Massage assistant in-training: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a massage assistant in-training. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
- Massage therapist: means an individual licensed under this chapter as a massage therapist. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
- Practice of limited massage therapy: means :
(i) the systematic manual manipulation of the soft tissue of the body for the purpose of promoting the therapeutic health and well-being of a client, enhancing the circulation of the blood and lymph, relaxing and lengthening muscles, relieving pain, restoring metabolic balance, relaxation, or achieving homeostasis; (ii) seated chair massage; (iii) the use of body wraps; (iv) aromatherapy; (v) reflexology; or (vi) in connection with an activity described in this Subsection (9), the use of: (A) the hands; (B) a towel; (C) a stone; (D) a shell; (E) a bamboo stick; or (F) an herbal ball compress. See Utah Code 58-47b-102 - Practice of massage therapy: means :
(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 promoting the therapeutic health and well-being of a client, enhancing the circulation of the blood and lymph, relaxing and lengthening muscles, relieving pain, restoring metabolic balance, or achieving homeostasis, or for any other purpose; (c) the use of the hands or a mechanical or electrical apparatus in connection with this Subsection (10); (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) the use of 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) activities and modality techniques similar or related to the activities and techniques described in this Subsection (10); (k) a practice described in this Subsection (10) on an animal to the extent permitted by: (i) Subsection 58-28-307(12); (ii) the provisions of this chapter; and (iii) division rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; 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. See Utah Code 58-47b-102 - State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-47b-501. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
- Practice of massage therapy: means :