58-70a-201.  Board.

(1)  There is created the Physician Assistant Licensing Board, which consists of seven members:

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-70a-201

  • Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Board: means the Physician Assistant Licensing Board created in Section 58-70a-201. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Physician: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-67-102. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
  • Physician assistant: means an individual who is licensed to practice under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • 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
  • Unprofessional conduct: means "unprofessional conduct":
(a) as defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-70a-503; and
(b) as further defined by the division by rule. See Utah Code 58-70a-102
(a)  three licensed physicians, including at least one board certified psychiatrist, who currently work or have previously worked collaboratively with a physician assistant;

(b)  three physician assistants, one of whom is involved in the administration of an approved physician assistant education program within the state; and

(c)  one person from the general public.

(2)  The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201.

(3) 

(a)  The duties and responsibilities of the board are in accordance with Sections 58-1-202 and 58-1-203.

(b)  The board shall designate one of its members on a permanent or rotating basis to:

(i)  assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or unprofessional conduct of a licensee; and

(ii)  advise the division in the division’s investigation of these complaints.

(4) 

(a)  A board member who has, under Subsection (3), reviewed a complaint or advised in its investigation may be disqualified from participating with the board when the board serves as a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding concerning the complaint.

(b)  The board member described in Subsection (4)(a) may be disqualified:

(i)  on the member’s own motion, due to actual or perceived bias or lack of objectivity; or

(ii)  upon challenge for cause raised on the record by any party to the adjudicative proceeding.

Amended by Chapter 312, 2021 General Session
Amended by Chapter 313, 2021 General Session