Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 47b - Massage Therapy Practice Act

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :
       (2)(a) an action by a board, commission, department, officer, or other administrative unit of the state that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including an action to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and
       (2)(b) judicial review of an action described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Board: means the Board of Massage Therapy created in Section 58-47b-201. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
• 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
• Communicable disease: means illness due to a specific infectious agent or its toxic products which arises through transmission of that agent or its products from a reservoir to a susceptible host, either directly, as from an infected individual or animal, or indirectly, through an intermediate plant or animal host, vector, or the inanimate environment. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• End stage renal disease facility: is a s defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Female: means the characteristic of an individual whose biological reproductive system is of the general type that functions in a way that could produce ova. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• General acute hospital: is a s defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Homeostasis: means maintaining, stabilizing, or returning to equilibrium the muscular system. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
• Infection: means the entry and development or multiplication of an infectious agent in the body of man or animals. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Infectious disease: means a disease of man or animals resulting from an infection. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Isolation: means the separation, for the period of communicability, of infected individuals or animals from others, in such places and under such conditions as to prevent the direct or indirect conveyance of the infectious agent from those infected to those who are susceptible or who may spread the agent to others. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
• Licensee: includes any holder of a license, certificate, registration, permit, student card, or apprentice card authorized under this title. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
• 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
• Massage therapy supervisor: means :
       (8)(a) a massage therapist who has at least three years of experience as a massage therapist and has engaged in the lawful practice of massage therapy for at least 3,000 hours;
       (8)(b) a physical therapist licensed under Chapter 24b, Physical Therapy Practice Act;
       (8)(c) a physician licensed under Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;
       (8)(d) an osteopathic physician licensed under Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;
       (8)(e) an acupuncturist licensed under Chapter 72, Acupuncture Licensing Act; or
       (8)(f) a chiropractic physician licensed under Chapter 73, Chiropractic Physician Practice Act. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
• Person: means :
       (24)(a) an individual;
       (24)(b) an association;
       (24)(c) an institution;
       (24)(d) a corporation;
       (24)(e) a company;
       (24)(f) a trust;
       (24)(g) a limited liability company;
       (24)(h) a partnership;
       (24)(i) a political subdivision;
       (24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and
       (24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Practice of limited massage therapy: means :
            (9)(a)(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;
            (9)(a)(ii) seated chair massage;
            (9)(a)(iii) the use of body wraps;
            (9)(a)(iv) aromatherapy;
            (9)(a)(v) reflexology; or
            (9)(a)(vi) in connection with an activity described in this Subsection (9), the use of:

                 (9)(a)(vi)(A) the hands;

                 (9)(a)(vi)(B) a towel;

                 (9)(a)(vi)(C) a stone;

                 (9)(a)(vi)(D) a shell;

                 (9)(a)(vi)(E) a bamboo stick; or

                 (9)(a)(vi)(F) an herbal ball compress. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
• Practice of massage therapy: means :
       (10)(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;
       (10)(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;
       (10)(c) the use of the hands or a mechanical or electrical apparatus in connection with this Subsection (10);
       (10)(d) the use of rehabilitative procedures involving the soft tissue of the body;
       (10)(e) range of motion or movements without spinal adjustment as set forth in Section 58-73-102;
       (10)(f) the use of oil rubs, heat lamps, salt glows, hot and cold packs, or tub, shower, steam, and cabinet baths;
       (10)(g) manual traction and stretching exercise;
       (10)(h) correction of muscular distortion by treatment of the soft tissues of the body;
       (10)(i) counseling, education, and other advisory services to reduce the incidence and severity of physical disability, movement dysfunction, and pain;
       (10)(j) activities and modality techniques similar or related to the activities and techniques described in this Subsection (10);
       (10)(k) a practice described in this Subsection (10) on an animal to the extent permitted by:

            (10)(k)(i) Subsection 58-28-307(12);

            (10)(k)(ii) the provisions of this chapter; and

            (10)(k)(iii) division rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act; or
       (10)(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
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Quarantine: means the restriction of the activities of well individuals or animals who have been exposed to a communicable disease during its period of communicability to prevent disease transmission. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Soft tissue: means the muscles and related connective tissue. See Utah Code 58-47b-102
• Specialty hospital: is a s defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 26B-7-201
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. 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
• Unprofessional conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-47b-502 and as may be further defined by division rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. See Utah Code 58-47b-102