58-67-302.8.  Restricted licensing of an associate physician.

(1)  An individual may apply for a restricted license as an associate physician if the individual:

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-67-302.8

(i) to diagnose, treat, correct, administer anesthesia, or prescribe for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain or other condition, physical or mental, real or imaginary, including to perform cosmetic medical procedures, or to attempt to do so, by any means or instrumentality, and by an individual in Utah or outside the state upon or for any human within the state;
(ii) when a person not licensed as a physician directs a licensee under this chapter to withhold or alter the health care services that the licensee has ordered;
(iii) to maintain an office or place of business for the purpose of doing any of the acts described in Subsection (19)(a)(i) or (ii) whether or not for compensation; or
(iv) to use, in the conduct of any occupation or profession pertaining to the diagnosis or treatment of human diseases or conditions in any printed material, stationery, letterhead, envelopes, signs, or advertisements, the designation "doctor" "doctor of medicine" "physician" "surgeon" "physician and surgeon" "Dr. See Utah Code 58-67-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • (a)  meets the requirements described in Subsections 58-67-302(1)(a) through (c), (1)(d)(i), and (1)(g) through (j);

    (b)  successfully completes Step 1 and Step 2 of the United States Medical Licensing Examination or the equivalent steps of another board-approved medical licensing examination:

    (i)  within three years after the day on which the applicant graduates from a program described in Subsection 58-67-302(1)(d)(i); and

    (ii)  within two years before applying for a restricted license as an associate physician; and

    (c)  is not currently enrolled in and has not completed a residency program.

    (2)  Before a licensed associate physician may engage in the practice of medicine, the licensed associate physician shall:

    (a)  enter into a collaborative practice arrangement described in Section 58-67-807 within six months after the associate physician’s initial licensure; and

    (b)  receive division approval of the collaborative practice arrangement.

    Amended by Chapter 389, 2022 General Session