using the following titles, names or initials, if the user is not properly licensed or certified under this chapter:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-31b-501
Medication aide certified: means a certified nurse aide who:
(a)
has a minimum of 2,000 hours experience working as a certified nurse aide;
(b)
has received a minimum of 60 hours of classroom and 40 hours of practical training that is approved by the division in collaboration with the board, in administering routine medications to patients or residents of long-term care facilities; and
(c)
is certified by the division as a medication aide certified. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
licensed practical nurse, practical nurse, or L.P.N.;
(c)
medication aide certified, or M.A.C.;
(d)
registered nurse or R.N.;
(e)
registered nurse practitioner, N.P., or R.N.P.;
(f)
registered nurse specialist, N.S., or R.N.S.;
(g)
registered psychiatric mental health nurse specialist;
(h)
advanced practice registered nurse;
(i)
nurse anesthetist, certified nurse anesthetist, certified registered nurse anesthetist, or C.R.N.A.; or
(j)
other generally recognized names or titles used in the profession of nursing;
(2)
(a)
using any other name, title, or initials that would cause a reasonable person to believe the user is licensed or certified under this chapter if the user is not properly licensed or certified under this chapter; and
(b)
for purposes of Subsection (2)(a), it is unlawful conduct for a medication aide certified to use the term “nurse”; and
(3)
conducting a nursing education program in the state for the purpose of qualifying individuals to meet requirements for licensure under this chapter without the program having been approved under Section 58-31b-601.
