R156-47b-302a. Qualifications for Licensure - Equivalent Education and Training

  (1) In accordance with Subsection 58-47b-302(2)(e)(i)(B), an applicant who completes equivalent education and training must provide documentation of:

  (a)(i) graduation from a licensed or recognized school outside the state of Utah with a minimum of 500 hours;

  (ii) completion of the examination requirements; and

  (iii) practice as a licensed massage therapist for a minimum of three years; or

  (b)(i) foreign education and training approval by:

  (A) Josef Silny and Associates, Inc.;

  (B) International Education Consultants; or

  (C) Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.; and

  (ii) practice as a licensed massage therapist for a minimum of three years; or

  (c)(i) completion of an apprenticeship program outside the state of Utah, deemed substantially equivalent as determined by the Division, in collaboration with the Board of Massage Therapy;

  (ii) completion of the examination requirements; and

  (iii) practice as a licensed massage therapist for a minimum of three years.

  (2) Hours of supervised training while licensed as a massage therapy apprentice trained in accordance with Subsection R156-47b-302c(5) may not be used to satisfy any of the required minimum of 600 hours of school instruction specified in Section R156-47b-302(2).

  (3) Hours of instruction or training obtained while enrolled in a school of massage having a curriculum meeting the standards in accordance with Section R156-47b-302(2) may not be used to satisfy the required minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised apprenticeship training specified in Subsection R156-47b-302c(5).