Effective 5/5/2021 58-70a-501. Scope of practice. (1) 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. (2) A physician assistant shall consult, collaborate with, and refer to appropriate members of […]
Effective 5/5/2021 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 maintain a Certification of Added Qualification in psychiatry issued by the National […]
Effective 5/5/2021 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 education, experience, and competence. (b) Section 58-70a-501 applies to a physician assistant specializing […]
Effective 3/23/2022 58-70a-503. Unprofessional conduct. (1) “Unprofessional conduct” includes: (a) violation of a patient confidence to any person who does not have a legal right and a professional need to know the information concerning the patient; (b) knowingly prescribing, selling, giving away, or directly or indirectly administering, or offering to prescribe, sell, furnish, give away, […]
58-70a-504. Penalty for unlawful conduct. (1) Any person who violates the unlawful conduct provision 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 defined in Subsections 58-1-501(1)(b) through (1)(e) or Section 58-70a-502 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor. Enacted by Chapter […]
Effective 5/10/2016 58-70a-505. 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) “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 […]
Effective 5/5/2021 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 assistant: (a) receives no compensation for such services; and (b) provides […]
