5th Sub.
S.B.
40
COSMETIC MEDICAL PROCEDURES
House Floor
Amendments
Amendment 1 March 7, 2012 4:40 PM
Representative Stewart Barlow proposes the following amendments:
1. Page 25, Lines 747 through 749 :
747
{
An
}
(1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), an
osteopathic physician and surgeon may
not delegate the performance of an ablative
748 cosmetic medical procedure to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter or Chapter
749 67, Utah Medical Practice Act.
(2) A physician may delegate to an advanced practice registered nurse with an unrestricted license under Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, the performance of an erbium full ablation resurfacing procedure or a CO2 fractionated resurfacing procedure, if the physician:
(a) prescribes that specific procedure for the patient who is to receive the procedure;
(b) ensures that the advanced practice registered nurse performs the procedure under the indirect supervision of the physician; and
(c) verifies that the advanced practice registered nurse is qualified to perform the procedure by having received at least 50 hours of training specific to the procedure to be performed and the laser to be used.
Page 1 of 1
LRGC cdupont cdupont Y 03/07/12 4:27p