Title 58, Occupations and Professions

58-68-701. Immunity provisions apply. Title 58, Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, applies to licensees under this chapter.

58-68-702. Opiate antagonist -- Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Dispense" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102. (b) "Expired opiate antagonist" means an opiate antagonist that is no more than 24 months p…

58-68-801. Disclosure of financial interest by licensee. (1) Licensees under this chapter may not refer patients, clients, or customers to any clinical laboratory, ambulatory or surgical care facilities, or other treatment or rehabilitation services such as physical therapy, card…

58-68-802. Form of practice. (1) An osteopathic physician and surgeon licensed under this chapter may engage in practice as an osteopathic physician and surgeon or in the practice of osteopathic medicine only as an individual licensee, but as an individual licensee, an osteopathi…

58-68-803. Medical records -- Electronic records. (1) Medical records maintained by a licensee shall: (a) meet the standards and ethics of the profession; and (b) be maintained in accordance with division rules made in collaboration with the board. (2) Medical records under this …

58-68-804. Consumer access to provider charges. Beginning January 1, 2011, an osteopathic physician licensed under this chapter shall, when requested by a consumer: (1) make a list of prices charged by the osteopathic physician available for the consumer which includes the osteop…

58-68-805. Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an osteopathic physician and surgeon may not delegate the performance of an ablative cosmetic medical procedure to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter or Chapter 67, …

58-68-806. Representation of medical specialization. (1) A physician may not represent to another person that the physician is certified in a medical specialty or certified by a particular board unless: (a) the physician includes in the representation the name of: (i) the certifi…

58-68-807. Collaborative practice arrangement. (1)(a) The division, in consultation with the board, shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding the approval of a collaborative practice arrangement. (b) The division shall…

58-69-101. Title. This chapter is the "Dentist and Dental Hygienist Practice Act."

58-69-102. Definitions. In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter: (1) "Asynchronous technology" means store-and-forward technology that allows for the transmission of a patient's health information to a dentist for viewing at a later time. (2) "…

58-69-201. Board. (1) There is created the Dentist and Dental Hygienist Licensing Board, consisting of six licensed dentists, two licensed dental hygienists, and one member of the general public. (2) The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201. (3)(…

58-69-301. License required -- License classifications -- Anesthesia and analgesia permits. (1) A license is required to engage in the practice of dentistry, including teledentistry, or dental hygiene, except as specifically provided in Section 58-69-306 or 58-1-307. (2) The divi…

58-69-302. Qualifications -- Licensure as a dentist -- Licensure as a dental hygienist. (1) An applicant for licensure as a dentist, except as provided in Subsection (2), shall: (a) submit an application in a form the division approves; (b) pay a fee as determined by the departme…

58-69-303. Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal. (1)(a) The division shall issue each license and permit under this chapter in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by division rule. (b) The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal period by as much as …

58-69-304. Continuing education. During each two-year licensure cycle or other cycle defined by rule, a licensee under this chapter shall complete qualified continuing professional education requirements established by division rule made in collaboration with the board.

58-69-306. Exemptions from licensure. In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307: (1) an individual performing mechanical work on inert matter in a laboratory pursuant to a written prescription from a licensed dentist may engage in acts and practices include…

58-69-307. Status of licenses held on the effective date of this chapter. An individual holding a current license or permit as a dentist or dental hygienist that was issued under any prior state law is considered to hold a current license or permit in the same classification unde…

58-69-401. Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings. Grounds for division action regarding the following are under Section 58-1-401: (1) refusing to issue a license to an applicant or refusing to renew the license of a licensee; (2) revoking, suspending, restrict…

58-69-501. Unlawful conduct. "Unlawful conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section 58-1-501: (1) administering anesthesia or analgesia in the practice of dentistry or dental hygiene if the individual does not hold a current permit issued by the division authorizin…

58-69-502. Unprofessional conduct. (1) "Unprofessional conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section 58-1-501: (a) sharing professional fees with an unlicensed person or paying any person for sending or referring a patient; (b) making an unsubstantiated claim of sup…

58-69-503. Penalty for unlawful conduct. (1) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct provisions of Subsection 58-1-501(1)(a) and Section 58-69-501 with regard to the practice of dentistry is guilty of a third degree felony. (2) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct pr…

58-69-601. Mentally incompetent or incapacitated dentist or dental hygienist. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Incapacitated person" means a person who is incapacitated, as defined in Section 75-1-201. (b) "Mental illness" is as defined in Section 26B-5-301. (2) If a court of co…

58-69-701. Immunity provisions apply. The provisions of Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, apply to licensees under this chapter.

58-69-702. Opiate antagonist -- Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Dispense" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102. (b) "Expired opiate antagonist" means an opiate antagonist that is no more than 24 months p…

58-69-801. Dental hygienist practice standards. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a dental hygienist may engage in the practice of dental hygiene: (a) in any setting under general supervision; and (b) if done in accordance with a dentist's treatment plan for a patient. (2…

58-69-802. Practice within limits of law, education, training, experience, and competency. Each individual licensed under this chapter shall confine the individual's practice to those acts: (1) permitted by law; and (2) in which the dentist or dental hygienist is competent by edu…

58-69-803. Use of dental assistants. Standards regulating the use of dental assistants shall be established by division rule made in collaboration with the board.

58-69-804. Form of practice. (1) A dentist may engage in the practice of dentistry as: (a) an individual operating as a business proprietor; (b) an employee of another person; (c) a partner in a lawfully organized partnership; (d) a lawfully formed professional corporation; (e) a…

58-69-805. Disclosure of financial interest by licensee. (1) Licensees under this chapter may not refer patients to any clinical laboratory or health care facility in which the licensee or a member of the licensee's immediate family has any financial relationship as that term is …

58-69-806. Consumer access to provider charges. Beginning January 1, 2011, a dentist licensed under this chapter shall, when requested by a consumer: (1) make a list of prices charged by the dentist available for the consumer which includes the dentist's 25 most frequently perfor…

58-69-807. Use of teledentistry -- Informed consent -- Rulemaking. (1) A dentist may provide dental services using teledentistry. (2)(a) The standard of dental care a licensed dental professional provides through teledentistry is the same as the standard of dental care a licensed…

58-69-808. Expanded functions of dental auxiliaries. (1) The division shall create certifications for dental auxiliaries to perform, under the indirect supervision of a dentist, various expanded functions, including: (a) delegated maxillofacial administration of botulinum toxin b…

58-70a-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Utah Physician Assistant Act."

58-70a-102. Definitions. In addition to the definitions in Section 58-1-102, as used in this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Medical Licensing Board created in Section 58-67-201. (2) "Competence" means possessing the requisite cognitive, non-cognitive, and communicative abilities …

58-70a-301. Licensure required -- License classifications. (1) A license is required to engage in practice as a physician assistant, except as specifically provided in Section 58-70a-305 or 58-1-307. (2) The division shall issue to an individual who qualifies under this chapter a…

58-70a-302. Qualifications for licensure. Each applicant for licensure as a physician assistant shall: (1) submit an application in a form the division approves; (2) pay a fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504; (3) have successfully completed a physician assist…

58-70a-303. Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal. (1)(a) The division shall issue each license under this chapter in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by division rule. (b) The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal period by as much as one year t…

58-70a-304. License renewal -- Continuing education. (1) Prior to license renewal, each licensee shall, during each two-year licensure cycle or other cycle defined by division rule: (a) view a suicide prevention video described in Section 58-1-601 and submit proof in the form req…

58-70a-305. Exemptions from licensure. (1) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, an individual described in Subsection (2) may engage in acts included within the definition of practice as a physician assistant, subject to the stated circumstances and l…

58-70a-306. Temporary license. (1) An applicant for licensure as a physician assistant who has met all qualifications for licensure except passing an examination component as required in Section 58-70a-302, may apply for and be granted a temporary license to practice under Subsec…

58-70a-307. Collaboration requirements -- Clinical practice experience -- Requirements for independent practice in a new specialty. (1) As used in this section, "collaboration" means the interaction and relationship that a physician assistant has with a physician in which: (a) th…

58-70a-401. Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings. (1) Subject to Subsection (2), grounds for the following division actions regarding a licensee are under Section 58-1-401: (a) refusing to issue a license to an applicant; (b) refusing to renew the license of …

58-70a-501. Scope of practice. (1)(a) A physician assistant may provide any medical services that are not specifically prohibited under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, and that are within the physician assistant's skills and scope of competence. (b) Notwithstand…

58-70a-501.1. Qualifications for a physician assistant specializing in mental health care -- Rulemaking. (1) A physician assistant specializing in mental health care under this section shall: (a) hold a valid license as a physician assistant under this chapter; (b) obtain and mai…

58-70a-501.2. Scope of practice for a physician assistant specializing in mental health care. (1)(a) A physician assistant specializing in mental health care under Section 58-70a-501.1 may engage in the practice of mental health therapy consistent with the physician assistant's e…