Title 58, Occupations and Professions

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: (a) is licensed under Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act, or Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; and (b) has completed a residency program in anesthesiology. (2) "A…

58-70b-102. Rulemaking. In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, 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) a license is required to engage in the practice of assisting an anesthesiologist; and (b) the practice of assisting an anesthesiol…

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)(a) The division shall issue each license under this chapter in accordance with a two-year renewal cycle established by rule. (b) The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal cycle by as much as one year to stagger …

58-70b-401. Unlawful conduct. (1) An individual commits unlawful conduct by: (a) 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…

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 Pr…

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 Lic…

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.…

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 R…

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 …

58-70c-110. Section 10 -- Oversight, Dispute Resolution, and Enforcement. A. Oversight 1. 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. Ven…

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 …

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 Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement this chapter. (2) Notwithstanding any provision in Sections 58-70c-101 through 58-…

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 58-1-102, 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 omissio…

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 (2), an applicant for licensure as a naturopathic physician shall: (a) submit an application in a form the division approves, which may include: (i) submissions by the applicant of information maintaine…

58-71-303. 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 to…

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: (a) meets all qualifications for licensure except completion of the 12 month clinical experience required under Section 58-71-302; and (b) presents a plan acceptable to the divisi…

58-71-305. Exemptions from licensure. In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, 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 …

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 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…

58-71-402. Authority to assess penalty -- Penalty deposited into Physician Education and Enforcement Fund. (1) After a proceeding in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, and Title 58, Chapter 1, Division of Professional Licensing Act, the division …

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

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 58-71-501, Subsection 58-1-501(1)(a), or 58-1-501(1)(c) is guilty of a third degree felony. (2) The division may assess administrative penalties in accordance with the …

58-71-601. Mentally incompetent or incapacitated naturopathic physician. (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-5-303. (2) If a court of compete…

58-71-701. Immunity provisions apply. Title 58, Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, applies to licensees under this chapter.

58-71-801. Disclosure of financial interest by licensee -- Kick-back prohibition. (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), a naturopathic physician may not refer an individual to any of the following entities where the naturopathic physician or a member of the naturopathic physi…

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: (a) meet the standards and ethics of the profession; and (b) be maintained in accordance with division rules. (2) Medical records under this section may be maintained by an elect…

58-71-804. Insurance coverage not mandated. (1) This chapter does not mandate health insurance coverage for naturopathic medical services. (2) This chapter does not establish a class of health care providers for the purposes of Section 31A-22-618. (3) This chapter does not mandat…

58-72-101. Title. This chapter shall be known as the "Acupuncture Licensing Act."

58-72-102. Acupuncture licensing -- Definitions. As used in this chapter: (1) "Acupuncture aide" means: (a) an individual who is not licensed under this chapter but provides a supportive service under the indirect supervision of a licensed acupuncturist who is physically present …