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Occupations and Professions | |
Physical Therapy Practice Act | |
Section 403 | Administration of a prescription drug. |
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58-24b-403. Administration of a prescription drug. (1) A licensed physical therapist may purchase, store, and administer topical and aerosol medications that require a prescription only as provided in this section. (2) A licensed physical therapist may purchase, store, and administer: (a) topically applied medicinal agents, including steroids and analgesics, for wound care and for musculoskeletal treatment, using iontophoresis or phonorphoresis; and (b) aerosols for pulmonary hygiene in an institutional setting, if a licensed respiratory therapist is not available in, or within a 10 mile radius of, the institution. (3) A licensed physical therapist may only purchase, store, or administer a medication described in this section pursuant to a written prescription issued by a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe that medication. (4) This section does not authorize a licensed physical therapist to dispense a prescription drug.
Enacted by Chapter 220, 2009 General Session |
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