Terms Used In Utah Code 58-71-203

• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Practice of naturopathic medicine: means :
       (13)(a) a system of primary health care for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of human health conditions, injuries, and diseases that uses education, natural medicines, and natural therapies, to support and stimulate the patient's intrinsic self-healing processes by:

            (13)(a)(i) using naturopathic childbirth, but only if:

                 (13)(a)(i)(A) the licensee meets standards of the American College of Naturopathic Obstetricians (ACNO) or ACNO's successor as determined by the division in collaboration with the board; and

                 (13)(a)(i)(B) the licensee follows a written plan for naturopathic physicians practicing naturopathic childbirth approved by the division in collaboration with the board, which includes entering into an agreement with a consulting physician and surgeon or osteopathic physician, in cases where the scope of practice of naturopathic childbirth may be exceeded and specialty care and delivery is indicated, detailing the guidelines by which the naturopathic physician will:

                      (13)(a)(i)(B)(I) refer patients to the consulting physician; and

                      (13)(a)(i)(B)(II) consult with the consulting physician;

            (13)(a)(ii) using naturopathic mobilization therapy;

            (13)(a)(iii) using naturopathic physical medicine;

            (13)(a)(iv) using minor office procedures;

            (13)(a)(v) prescribing or administering natural medicine;

            (13)(a)(vi) prescribing medical equipment and devices, diagnosing by the use of medical equipment and devices, and administering therapy or treatment by the use of medical devices necessary and consistent with the competent practice of naturopathic medicine;

            (13)(a)(vii) prescribing barrier devices for contraception;

            (13)(a)(viii) using dietary therapy;

            (13)(a)(ix) taking and using diagnostic x-rays, electrocardiograms, ultrasound, and physiological function tests;

            (13)(a)(x) taking of body fluids for clinical laboratory tests and using the results of the tests in diagnosis;

            (13)(a)(xi) taking of a history from and conducting of a physical examination upon a human patient; and

            (13)(a)(xii) administering local anesthesia during the performance of a minor office procedure;
       (13)(b) to maintain an office or place of business for the purpose of doing any of the acts described in Subsection (13)(a), whether or not for compensation; or
       (13)(c) 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 "naturopathic physician" "naturopathic doctor" "naturopath" "doctor of naturopathic medicine" "doctor of naturopathy" "naturopathic medical doctor" "naturopathic medicine" "naturopathic health care" "naturopathy" "N. See Utah Code 58-71-102