Utah Code 26B-4-122. Exemptions

Superseded 7/1/2024)

Superseded 7/1/2024
26B-4-122. Exemptions.

(1)

The following persons may provide emergency medical services to a patient without being licensed under this part:

Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-122

Ambulance: means a ground, air, or water vehicle that:

(a)	transports patients and is used to provide emergency medical services; and

(b)

is required to obtain a permit under Section 26B-4-118 to operate in the state. See Utah Code 26B-4-101

Emergency medical service personnel: includes a paramedic, medical director of a licensed emergency medical service provider, emergency medical service instructor, behavioral emergency services technician, other categories established by the committee, and a certified emergency medical dispatcher. See Utah Code 26B-4-101

Emergency medical services: means :

(a)	medical services;

(b)	transportation services;

(c)	behavioral emergency services; or

(d)	any combination of the services described in Subsections (11)(a) through (c). See Utah Code 26B-4-101 Patient: means an individual who, as the result of illness, injury, or a behavioral emergency condition, meets any of the criteria in Section 26B-4-119. See Utah Code 26B-4-101 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)	out-of-state emergency medical service personnel and providers in time of disaster;

(b)	an individual who gratuitously acts as a Good Samaritan;

(c)	a family member;

(d)	a private business if emergency medical services are provided only to employees at the place of business and during transport;

(e)	an agency of the United States government if compliance with this part would be inconsistent with federal law; and

(f)

police, fire, and other public service personnel if:

(i)	emergency medical services are rendered in the normal course of the person’s duties; and

(ii)	medical control, after being apprised of the circumstances, directs immediate transport.

(2)	An ambulance or emergency response vehicle may operate without a permit issued under Section 26B-4-118 in time of disaster.

(3)	Nothing in this part or Title 58, Occupations and Professions, may be construed as requiring a license for an individual to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to use a fully automated external defibrillator under Section 26B-4-302.

(4)

Nothing in this part may be construed as requiring a license, permit, or designation for an acute care hospital, medical clinic, physician’s office, or other fixed medical facility that:

(a)	is staffed by a physician, physician’s assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse; and

(b)	treats an individual who has presented himself or was transported to the hospital, clinic, office, or facility.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session

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