Section 802 – Consumer access to provider charges.
58-31b-802. Consumer access to provider charges. Beginning January 1, 2011, a nurse whose license under this chapter authorizes independent practice shall, when requested by a consumer: (1) make a list of prices charged by the nurse available for the consumer which includes the nurse’s 25 most frequently performed: (a) clinic procedures or clinic services; (b) […]
Section 803 – Limitations on prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses.
Effective 5/4/2022 58-31b-803. Limitations on prescriptive authority for advanced practice registered nurses. (1) This section does not apply to an advanced practice registered nurse specializing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist under Subsection 58-31b-102(11)(d). (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), an advanced practice registered nurse may prescribe or administer a Schedule II controlled substance. […]
Section 703 – Opiate antagonist — Exclusion from unprofessional or unlawful conduct.
Effective 5/10/2016 58-31b-703. Opiate antagonist — Exclusion from unprofessional or unlawful conduct. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Dispense” means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102. (b) “Increased risk” means the same as that term is defined in Section 26-55-102. (c) “Opiate antagonist” means the same as that term is […]
Section 801 – Practice within limits of competency.
58-31b-801. Practice within limits of competency. (1) Each person licensed under this chapter is responsible for confining his practice as a nurse to those acts and practices permitted by law. (2) A person licensed under this act may not engage in any act or practice for which he is not competent. Enacted by Chapter 288, […]
Section 503 – Penalties and administrative actions for unlawful conduct and unprofessional conduct.
Effective 5/4/2022 58-31b-503. Penalties and administrative actions for unlawful conduct and unprofessional conduct. (1) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct provision specifically defined in Subsection 58-1-501(1)(a) is guilty of a third degree felony. (2) Any person who violates any of the unlawful conduct provisions specifically defined in Subsections 58-1-501(1)(b) through (f) and 58-31b-501(1)(d) is […]
Section 601 – Minimum standards for nursing programs to qualify graduates — Temporary approval to qualify graduates for licensure — Minimum standards for medication aide training to qualify persons for certification.
Effective 5/4/2022 58-31b-601. Minimum standards for nursing programs to qualify graduates — Temporary approval to qualify graduates for licensure — Minimum standards for medication aide training to qualify persons for certification. (1) Except as provided in Subsections (2) and (3), to qualify as an approved education program for the purpose of qualifying graduates for licensure […]
Section 701 – Immunity from liability.
58-31b-701. Immunity from liability. A person licensed, registered, or certified under this chapter: (1) who provides emergency care in accordance with Section 78B-4-501 is entitled to the immunity from civil liability provided under that section; and (2) is considered a health care provider under Chapter 13, Health Care Providers Immunity from Liability Act, and is […]
Section 702 – Reporting of disciplinary action — Immunity from liability.
58-31b-702. Reporting of disciplinary action — Immunity from liability. (1) A licensed health care facility or organization or a professional society of nurses in the state that takes disciplinary action against a person licensed under this chapter relating to any of the following shall report the action in writing to the division within 30 days […]
Section 308 – Exemptions from licensure.
Effective 5/14/2019 58-31b-308. Exemptions from licensure. (1) In addition to the exemptions from licensure in Section 58-1-307, the following persons may engage in acts included within the definition of the practice of nursing, subject to the stated circumstances and limitations, without being licensed under this chapter: (a) friends, family members, foster parents, or legal guardians […]
Section 308.1 – Delegation of nursing care by a responsible caregiver.
Effective 5/12/2020 58-31b-308.1. Delegation of nursing care by a responsible caregiver. (1) As used in this section: (a) “Patient” means an individual who is receiving nursing care from a responsible caregiver. (b) “Responsible caregiver” means a patient’s spouse, adult child, parent, foster parent, or legal guardian who is primarily responsible for providing nursing care to […]