Title 58, Title 58: Occupations and Professions

58-70a-503. Unprofessional conduct. (1) "Unprofessional conduct" includes: violation of a patient confidence to any person that does not have a legal right and a professional need to know the information concerning the patient; knowingly prescribing, selling, giving away, or dire…

58-70a-504. Penalty for unlawful conduct. (1) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct provision defined in Subsectionis guilty of a third degree felony. 58-1-501(1)(a) (2) Any person who violates any of the unlawful conduct provisions defined in Subsectionsthroughor Sectioni…

58-70a-505. Opiate antagonist -- Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct. (1) As used in this section: "Dispense" means the same as that term is defined in Section. 58-17b-102 "Expired opiate antagonist" means an opiate antagonist that is no more than 24 months past the…

58-70a-507. Volunteer health care services. (1) A physician assistant may provide health care services as a volunteer for a charitable organization or at a public or private event, including a religious event, youth camp, community event, or health fair, if the physician assistan…

58-70b-101. Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Anesthesiologist" means an individual who: is licensed under Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and has completed a residency program in anesthesiology. (2) "Anesthesi…

58-70b-102. Rulemaking. In accordance with, the division may make rules as authorized by this chapter.

58-70b-201. Board. The board shall regulate anesthesiologist assistants.

58-70b-301. Licensure required -- Supervision -- Issuance of licenses. (1) Beginning January 1, 2023, and except as provided in Section: 58-1-307 a license is required to engage in the practice of assisting an anesthesiologist; and the practice of assisting an anesthesiologist re…

58-70b-302. Qualifications for licensure. Each applicant for licensure as an anesthesiologist assistant under this chapter shall: (1) submit an application on a form the division approves; (2) pay a fee determined by the division under Section; 63J-1-504 (3) provide satisfactory …

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

58-70b-401. Unlawful conduct. (1) An individual commits unlawful conduct by: using the title "anesthesiologist assistant" or any other title or designation tending to indicate that the individual is an anesthesiologist assistant unless that individual has a current license as an …

58-70b-402. Unprofessional conduct. An anesthesiologist assistant commits unprofessional conduct by: (1) engaging in any act or practice in a professional capacity which the licensee is not competent to perform through training or experience; (2) failing to refer a client to othe…

58-70c-101. Section 1 -- Purpose. In order to strengthen access to Medical Services, and in recognition of the advances in the delivery of Medical Services, the Participating States of the PA Licensure Compact have allied in common purpose to develop a comprehensive process that …

58-70c-102. Section 1 -- Definitions. In this Compact:A. "Adverse Action" means any administrative, civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by a State's laws which is imposed by a Licensing Board or other authority against a PA License or License application or Compact Pri…

58-70c-103. Section 3 -- State Participation in this Compact. A. To participate in this Compact, a Participating State shall:1. License PAs.2. Participate in the Compact Commissions Data System.3. Have a mechanism in place for receiving and investigating complaints against Licens…

58-70c-104. Section 4 -- Compact Privilege. A. To exercise the Compact Privilege, a Licensee must:1. Have graduated from a PA program accredited by the Accreditation Review Commission on Education for the Physician Assistant, Inc. or other programs authorized by Commission Rule.2…

58-70c-105. Section 5 -- Designation of the State from Which Licensee is Applying for a Compact Privilege. A. Upon a Licensee's application for a Compact Privilege, the Licensee shall identify to the Commission the Participating State from which the Licensee is applying, in accor…

58-70c-106. Section 6 -- Adverse Actions. A. A Participating State in which a Licensee is licensed shall have exclusive power to impose Adverse Action against the Qualifying License issued by that Participating State.B. In addition to the other powers conferred by State law, a Re…

58-70c-107. Section 7 -- Establishment of the PA Licensure Compact Commission. A. The Participating States hereby create and establish a joint government agency and national administrative body known as the PA Licensure Compact Commission. The Commission is an instrumentality of …

58-70c-108. Section 8 -- Data System. A. The Commission shall provide for the development, maintenance, operation, and utilization of a coordinated data and reporting system containing licensure, Adverse Action, and the reporting of the existence of Significant Investigative Info…

58-70c-109. Section 9 -- Rulemaking. A. The Commission shall exercise its Rulemaking powers pursuant to the criteria set forth in this Section and the Rules adopted thereunder. Commission Rules shall become binding as of the date specified by the Commission for each Rule.B. The C…

58-70c-110. Section 10 -- Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement. A. Oversight1. The executive and judicial branches of State government in each Participating State shall enforce this Compact and take all actions necessary and appropriate to implement the Compact.2. Venue…

58-70c-111. Section 11 -- Date of Implementation of the PA Licensure Compact Commission. A. This Compact shall come into effect on the date on which this Compact statute is enacted into law in the seventh Participating State.1. On or after the effective date of the Compact, the C…

58-70c-112. Section 12 -- Construction and Severability. A. This Compact and the Commission's rulemaking authority shall be liberally construed so as to effectuate the purposes, and the implementation and administration of the Compact. Provisions of the Compact expressly authoriz…

58-70c-113. Section 13 -- Binding Effect of Compact. A. Nothing herein prevents the enforcement of any other law of a Participating State that is not inconsistent with this Compact.B. Any laws in a Participating State in conflict with this Compact are superseded to the extent of …

58-70c-201. Rulemaking authority -- State authority over scope of practice. (1) The division may make rules in accordance with, to implement this chapter. Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act (2) Notwithstanding any provision in Sectionsthrough, Sectionsthroug…

58-71-101. Title. This chapter is known as the "Naturopathic Physician Practice Act."

58-71-102. Definitions. In addition to the definitions in Section, as used in this chapter: (1) "Acupuncture" means the practice of acupuncture as defined in Section. 58-72-102 (2) "Administrative penalty" means a monetary fine imposed by the division for acts or omissions determ…

58-71-203. Drug category review. (1) As used in this section, "FDA" means the federal Food and Drug Administration. (2) After April 1, 2022, if the FDA adds a new drug category to the FDA's general drug category list, the division shall determine whether the drug category is cons…

58-71-301. Licensure required -- License classifications. (1) A license is required to engage in the practice of naturopathic medicine, on or for any person in Utah, as a naturopathic physician. (2) The division shall issue to a person who qualifies under this chapter a license i…

58-71-302. Qualifications for licensure. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, an applicant for licensure as a naturopathic physician shall: (2) submit an application in a form the division approves, which may include: submissions by the applicant of information maintained by pra…

58-71-303. Term of license -- Expiration -- Renewal. (1) The division shall issue each license under this chapter in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by division rule. The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal period by as much as one year to stagge…

58-71-304. License renewal requirements. (1) As a condition precedent for license renewal, each licensee shall, during each two-year licensure cycle or other cycle defined by division rule, complete qualified continuing professional education requirements in accordance with the n…

58-71-304.2. Temporary license. (1) The division may issue a temporary license to an individual who: meets all qualifications for licensure except completion of the 12 month clinical experience required under Section; and 58-71-302 presents a plan acceptable to the division under…

58-71-305. Exemptions from licensure. In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section, the following individuals may engage in the described acts or practices without being licensed under this chapter: (1) an individual rendering aid in an emergency, when no fee or other …

58-71-306. Status of licenses held on the effective date of this chapter. An individual holding a current license as a naturopathic physician that was issued under prior Utah law is considered to hold a current license and retains the scope of practice authorized under this title…

58-71-401. Grounds for denial of license -- Disciplinary proceedings. Grounds for division action regarding the following are under Section: (1) refusing to issue a license to an applicant or refusing to renew the license of a licensee; (2) revoking, suspending, restricting, or p…

58-71-402. Authority to assess penalty -- Penalty deposited into Physician Education and Enforcement Fund. (1) After a proceeding in accordance with, and, the division may impose administrative penalties of up to $10,000 for acts of unprofessional conduct or unlawful conduct unde…

58-71-501. Unlawful conduct. (1) "Unlawful conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section: 58-1-501 buying, selling, or fraudulently obtaining, any medical diploma, license, certificate, or registration related to credentials of a naturopathic physician; and aiding o…

58-71-502. Unprofessional conduct. "Unprofessional conduct" includes: (1) using or employing the services of any individual to assist a licensee in any manner not in accordance with the generally recognized practices, standards, or ethics of the profession, state law, or division…

58-71-503. Penalty for unlawful conduct. (1) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct provisions of Section, Subsection, oris guilty of a third degree felony. 58-71-501 58-1-501(1)(a) 58-1-501(1)(c) (2) The division may assess administrative penalties in accordance with the p…

58-71-601. Mentally incompetent or incapacitated naturopathic physician. (1) As used in this section: "Incapacitated person" means a person who is incapacitated, as defined in Section. 75-1-201 "Mental illness" is as defined in Section. 26B-5-303 (2) If a court of competent juris…

58-71-701. Immunity provisions apply. , applies to licensees under this chapter.

58-71-801. Disclosure of financial interest by licensee -- Kick-back prohibition. (1) Except as provided in Subsection, a naturopathic physician may not refer an individual to any of the following entities where the naturopathic physician or a member of the naturopathic physician…

58-71-802. Form of practice. (1) A naturopathic physician licensed under this chapter may engage in practice as a naturopathic physician, or in the practice of naturopathic medicine only as an individual licensee; but as an individual licensee, the naturopathic physician may be: …

58-71-803. Medical records -- Electronic records. (1) Medical records maintained by a licensee shall: meet the standards and ethics of the profession; and be maintained in accordance with division rules. (2) Medical records under this section may be maintained by an electronic me…