R156-47b-102. Definitions

  In addition to the definitions in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 47b, as used in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 47b, or this rule:

  (1) "Accrediting agency" means an organization, association or commission nationally recognized by the United States Department of Education as a reliable authority in assessing the quality of education or training provided by the school or institution.

  (2) "Body wrap" means a body treatment that:

  (a) may include one or more therapeutic preparations;

  (b) is not for cosmetic purposes; and

  (c) maintains modesty by draping the body fully or partially.

  (3) "Clinic" means performing the techniques and skills learned as a student under the curriculum of a registered school or an accredited school on the public, while in a supervised student setting.

  (4) "Direct supervision" as used in Subsection 58-47b-302(3)(e) means that the apprentice supervisor, acting within the scope of the supervising licensee's license, is in the facility where massage is being performed and directs the work of an apprentice pursuant to this chapter under Subsection R156-1-102a(4)(a) while the apprentice is engaged in performing massage.

  (5) "Distance learning" means the acquisition of knowledge and skills through information and instruction encompassing all technologies and other forms of learning at a distance, outside a school of massage meeting the standards in Section R156-47b-302 including internet, audio/visual recordings, mail or other correspondence.

  (6) "FSMTB" means the Federation of State Massage Therapy Boards.

  (7) "Hands on instruction" means direct experience with or application of the education or training in either a school of massage therapy or apprenticeship.

  (8) "Industry organization", as used in Subsection 58-47b-304(1)(m), means any of the following organizations:

  (a) American FootZonology Practitioners Association (AFZPA);

  (b) American Reflexology Certification Board (ARCB);

  (c) Butterfly Expressions, LLC;

  (d) Foot Zone Center LLC;

  (e) Reflexology Association of America (RAA);

  (f) Society of Ortho-Bionomy International; or

  (g) Utah Foot Zone Association.

  (9) "Lymphatic massage" means a method using light pressure applied by the hands to the skin in specific maneuvers to promote drainage of the lymphatic fluid from the tissue.

  (10) "Manipulation", as used in Subsection 58-47b-102(6)(b), means contact with movement, involving touching the clothed or unclothed body.

  (11) "Massage client services" means practicing the techniques and skills learned as an apprentice on the public in training under direct supervision.

  (12) "NCBTMB" means the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.

  (13) "Recognized school" means a school located in a state other than Utah, whose students, upon graduation, are recognized as having completed the educational requirements for licensure in that jurisdiction.

  (14) "Unprofessional conduct" as defined in Title 58, Chapters 1 and 47b, is further defined, in accordance with Subsection 58-1-203(1)(e) in Section R156-47b-502.