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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-68-807- Associate physician: means an individual licensed under Section 58-68-302. See Utah Code 58-68-102
- Board: means the Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon's Licensing Board created in Section 58-68-201. See Utah Code 58-68-102
- Collaborating physician: means an individual licensed under Section 58-68-302 who enters into a collaborative practice arrangement with an associate physician. See Utah Code 58-68-102
- Collaborative practice arrangement: means the arrangement described in Section 58-68-807. See Utah Code 58-68-102
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
- Physician: means both physicians and surgeons licensed under Section 58-67-301, Utah Medical Practice Act, and osteopathic physicians and surgeons licensed under Section 58-68-301, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act. See Utah Code 58-68-102
- 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
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
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The division, in consultation with the board, shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding the approval of a collaborative practice arrangement. |
(b) |
The division shall require a collaborative practice arrangement to:
(i) |
limit the associate physician to providing primary care services; |
(ii) |
be consistent with the skill, training, and competence of the associate physician; |
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specify jointly agreed-upon protocols, or standing orders for the delivery of health care services by the associate physician; |
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provide complete names, home and business addresses, zip codes, and telephone numbers of the collaborating physician and the associate physician; |
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list all other offices or locations besides those listed in Subsection (1)(b)(iv) where the collaborating physician authorizes the associate physician to prescribe; |
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require at every office where the associate physician is authorized to prescribe in collaboration with a physician a prominently displayed disclosure statement informing patients that patients may be seen by an associate physician and have the right to see the collaborating physician; |
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specify all specialty or board certifications of the collaborating physician and all certifications of the associate physician; |
(viii) |
specify the manner of collaboration between the collaborating physician and the associate physician, including how the collaborating physician and the associate physician shall:
(A) |
engage in collaborative practice consistent with each professional’s skill, training, education, and competence; |
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maintain geographic proximity; and |
(C) |
provide oversight of the associate physician during the absence, incapacity, infirmity, or emergency of the collaborating physician; |
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(ix) |
describe the associate physician’s controlled substance prescriptive authority in collaboration with the collaborating physician, including:
(A) |
a list of the controlled substances the collaborating physician authorizes the associate physician to prescribe; and |
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documentation that the authorization to prescribe the controlled substances is consistent with the education, knowledge, skill, and competence of the associate physician and the collaborating physician; |
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(x) |
list all other written practice arrangements of the collaborating physician and the associate physician; and |
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specify the duration of the written practice arrangement between the collaborating physician and the associate physician. |
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(c) |
An associate physician and the collaborating physician may modify a collaborative practice arrangement, but the changes to the collaborative practice arrangement are not binding unless:
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the associate physician notifies the division within 10 days after the day on which the changes are made; and |
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the division approves the changes. |
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