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MASSAGE THERAPY PRACTICE ACT AMENDMENTS

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2024 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Chief Sponsor: A. Cory Maloy

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Senate Sponsor: Curtis S. Bramble

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7     LONG TITLE
8     Committee Note:
9          The Business and Labor Interim Committee recommended this bill.
10               Legislative Vote:     16 voting for     0 voting against     6 absent
11     General Description:
12          This bill extends the sunset date for the Massage Therapy Practice Act.
13     Highlighted Provisions:
14          This bill:
15          ▸     extends the sunset date for the Massage Therapy Practice Act.
16     Money Appropriated in this Bill:
17          None
18     Other Special Clauses:
19          None
20     Utah Code Sections Affected:
21     AMENDS:
22          63I-1-258, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2023, Chapter 303
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24     Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25          Section 1. Section 63I-1-258 is amended to read:
26          63I-1-258. Repeal dates: Title 58.
27          (1) Section 58-3a-201, which creates the Architects Licensing Board, is repealed July

28     1, 2026.
29          (2) Title 58, Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, is
30     repealed July 1, 2026.
31          (3) Title 58, Chapter 15, Health Facility Administrator Act, is repealed July 1, 2025.
32          (4) Title 58, Chapter 20b, Environmental Health Scientist Act, is repealed July 1, 2028.
33          (5) Subsection 58-37-6(7)(f)(iii), relating to the seven-day opiate supply restriction, is
34     repealed July 1, 2032, and the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel is
35     authorized to renumber the remaining subsections accordingly.
36          (6) Title 58, Chapter 40, Recreational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2033.
37          (7) Title 58, Chapter 41, Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Licensing Act, is
38     repealed July 1, 2029.
39          (8) Title 58, Chapter 42a, Occupational Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, 2025.
40          (9) Title 58, Chapter 46a, Hearing Instrument Specialist Licensing Act, is repealed July
41     1, 2033.
42          (10) Title 58, Chapter 47b, Massage Therapy Practice Act, is repealed July 1, [2024]
43     2034.
44          (11) Subsection 58-55-201(2), which creates the Alarm System and Security Licensing
45     Advisory Board, is repealed July 1, 2027.
46          (12) Subsection 58-60-405(3), regarding certain educational qualifications for licensure
47     and reporting, is repealed July 1, 2032.
48          (13) Title 58, Chapter 61, Part 7, Behavior Analyst Licensing Act, is repealed July 1,
49     2026.
50          (14) Title 58, Chapter 72, Acupuncture Licensing Act, is repealed July 1, 2027.
51          Section 2. Effective date.
52          This bill takes effect on May 1, 2024.