Superseded 7/1/2024)
Superseded 7/1/2024
26B-4-130. Discipline of designated and licensed providers.
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The department may refuse to issue a license or designation or a renewal, or revoke, suspend, restrict, or place on probation, an emergency medical service provider’s license or designation if the provider has:
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-130- Committee: means the State Emergency Medical Services Committee created by Section 26B-1-204. See Utah Code 26B-4-101
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
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failed to abide by terms of the license or designation; |
| (b) |
violated statute or rule; |
| (c) |
failed to provide services at the level or in the exclusive geographic service area required by the license or designation; |
| (d) |
failed to submit a renewal application in a timely fashion as required by department rule; |
| (e) |
failed to follow operational standards established by the committee; or |
| (f) |
committed an act in the performance of a professional duty that endangered the public or constituted gross negligence. |
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| (2) |
| (b) |
Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), the department may issue a cease and desist order under Section 26B-4-133 to immediately suspend a license or designation pending an administrative proceeding to be held within 30 days if there is evidence to show that the provider or facility poses a clear, immediate, and unjustifiable threat or potential threat to the public health, safety, or welfare. |
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| (3) |
In addition to taking disciplinary action under Subsection (1), the department may impose sanctions in accordance with Section 26B-1-224. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session
