Occupations and Professions
Physical Therapy Practice Act
Section 403
Administration of a prescription drug.
     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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