Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 5a > Part 2 - Podiatric Physician Board

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Board: means the Podiatric Physician Board created in Section 58-5a-201. See Utah Code 58-5a-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• 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.
• Unprofessional conduct: includes , for an individual licensed under this chapter:

  (i)	the conduct that constitutes unprofessional conduct under Section 58-1-501;

  (ii)	communicating to a third party, without the consent of the patient, information the individual acquires in treating the patient, except as necessary for professional consultation regarding treatment of the patient;

  (iii)

  allowing the individual's name or license to be used by an individual who is not licensed to practice podiatry under this chapter;

  (iv)	except as described in Section 58-5a-306, employing, directly or indirectly, any unlicensed individual to practice podiatry;

  (v)	using alcohol or drugs, to the extent the individual's use of alcohol or drugs impairs the individual's ability to practice podiatry;

  (vi)	unlawfully prescribing, selling, or giving away any prescription drug, including controlled substances, as defined in Section 58-37-2;

  (vii)

  gross incompetency in the practice of podiatry;

  (viii)

  willfully and intentionally making a false statement or entry in hospital records, medical records, or reports;

  (ix)	willfully making a false statement in reports or claim forms to governmental agencies or insurance companies with the intent to secure payment not rightfully due;

  (x)	willfully using false or fraudulent advertising;

  (xi)	conduct the division defines as unprofessional conduct by rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act;

  (xii)

  falsely making an entry in, or altering, a medical record with the intent to conceal: (A)  a wrongful or negligent act or omission of an individual licensed under this chapter or an individual under the direction or control of an individual licensed under this chapter; or (B)  conduct described in Subsections (6)(a)(i) through (xi) or Subsection 58-1-501(1); or

  (xiii)

  violating the requirements of 2. See Utah Code 58-5a-102