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Occupations and Professions | |
Utah Optometry Practice Act | |
Section 502 | Unprofessional conduct. |
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58-16a-502. Unprofessional conduct. "Unprofessional conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section 58-1-501: (1) using or employing the services of an optometric assistant to assist a licensee in any manner not in accordance with: (a) the generally recognized practices and standards of ethics of the profession; or (b) applicable state law or division rule; (2) failure to refer a patient to an appropriate licensed practitioner when: (a) the patient's condition does not respond to treatment; or (b) the treatment is not within the scope of competence or licensure of the licensee; (3) providing confidential information regarding a patient to any third party who does not have a legal and professional ground for obtaining the information; (4) knowingly prescribing, selling, giving away, or administering any prescription drug except for a legitimate medical purpose and upon a proper diagnosis indicating the use of the drug in the amount prescribed or provided; (5) giving or receiving directly or indirectly any fee, commission, rebate, or other compensation for professional services not actually and personally rendered, except as part of a legal relationship within a lawful professional partnership, corporation, or association; (6) failure to transfer pertinent and necessary information from a patient's medical records to another optometrist or physician when so requested by the patient or his representative, as designated in writing; or (7) failure to provide a contact lens prescription to a person who sells contact lenses in accordance with Section 58-16a-306.
Amended by Chapter 160, 2000 General Session |
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