SB 180 Poses Serious Ethical and Legal Concerns In short, the education and supervision requirements for the CMPs and MAITs raises several issues and questions about protecting the safety of the public against under-educated practitioners. And, during the limited time of training of 150 hours of education, it remains unclear at what point these individuals will begin working on the public. In addition, the bill changes exam requirements for licensed massage therapy, and triples the number of apprentices an LMT Supervisor can have at once. Allowing inadequately-trained individuals to practice massage on the public opens the door for potential harm or injury to the consumer. These positions would only be required to undergo 150 educational training hours, compared to the 600 hour current minimum standard. AMTA is concerned that SB 180 could flood Utah with two lower tiers of licensed therapists: 'Certified Massage Practitioners' (CMPs) and 'Massage Assistants in Training' (MAITs) which would lack the basic entry-level skills, knowledge, and training to safely practice massage therapy.
