S.B. 125
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill amends the Retired Volunteer Health Care Practitioner Act.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 . amends the eligibility requirements for an individual to apply for a retired volunteer
14 health care practitioner license; and
15 . makes technical amendments.
16 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
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18 Other Special Clauses:
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20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 AMENDS:
22 58-81-103 , as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 263
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 58-81-103 is amended to read:
26 58-81-103. Eligibility for volunteer health care practitioner license -- Delegation
27 of service agreement.
28 (1) A health care practitioner is eligible to apply to the division and board for a
29 volunteer health care practitioner license if the health care practitioner:
30 (a) certifies to the division and board that the applicant will be engaged exclusively in
31 volunteer health care services; and
32 (b) completes an application for a volunteer health care practitioner license, which
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34 (i) of professional education, exams passed, and graduation;
35 (ii) of practice history;
36 (iii) of a qualified location for which the health care practitioner will be practicing;
37 (iv) identifying the supervising health care practitioner and the supervising health care
38 practitioner's delegation of service agreement with the volunteer practitioner; and
39 (v) that the applicant has:
40 (A) previously been issued an unrestricted license to practice in Utah [
41 of the United States, or a district or territory of the United States;
42 (B) never been the subject of any significant disciplinary action in any jurisdiction; and
43 (C) is in good health and does not have a condition which would impair the health care
44 practitioner's ability to practice with reasonable skill and safety to patients.
45 (2) A health care provider who has agreed to be a supervising professional for a
46 volunteer at a qualified location shall:
47 (a) enter into a delegation of service agreement with the volunteer health care
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49 (b) agree to provide the level of supervision required in Subsection 58-81-102 [
50 (c) determine with the volunteer whether the volunteer's scope of practice or ability to
51 prescribe controlled substances will be limited by the delegation of service agreement;
52 (d) include in the delegation of service agreement that the volunteer may not prescribe
53 a controlled substance to himself, the volunteer's family, or a staff member of the qualified
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55 (e) forward the delegation of service agreement to the division.
Legislative Review Note
as of 12-20-13 2:22 PM