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S.B. 251

             1     

TRUTH IN ADVERTISING

             2     
2013 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Brian E. Shiozawa

             5     
House Sponsor: ____________

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the unprofessional conduct provisions of the Division of Occupational
             10      and Professional Licensing Act related to advertising by cosmetic medical facilities.
             11      Highlighted Provisions:
             12          This bill:
             13          .    prohibits the use of the term "medical" or similar terms by a facility that performs
             14      cosmetic medical procedures unless the facility has a doctor on the premises at least
             15      75% of the time the facility is open.
             16      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             17          None
             18      Other Special Clauses:
             19          None
             20      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             21      AMENDS:
             22          58-1-507, as enacted by Laws of Utah 2012, Chapter 362
             23     
             24      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             25          Section 1. Section 58-1-507 is amended to read:
             26           58-1-507. Cosmetic medical procedure -- Truth in advertising.
             27          (1) Beginning July 1, 2013, a facility that performs a cosmetic medical procedure as


             28      defined in Section 58-67-102 may not advertise or hold itself out to the public as a "medical
             29      spa," "medical facility," [or] "medical clinic," or any other term that would reasonably lead a
             30      person to believe that a person described under Subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (iii) is present at the
             31      facility unless:
             32          (a) the facility has an individual on the premises while a cosmetic medical procedure is
             33      performed who is licensed under:
             34          [(1)] (i) Chapter 31b, Nurse [Practices] Practice Act, as an advanced practice registered
             35      nurse, practicing as a nurse practitioner;
             36          [(2)] (ii) Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or
             37          [(3)] (iii) Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act[.]; and
             38          (b) the facility has an individual described in Subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (iii) on the
             39      premises at least 75% of the time in which the facility is open for business.
             40          (2) The division may adopt administrative rules to enforce this section in accordance
             41      with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 2-26-13 4:57 PM


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