Utah Code 58-31b-301. License or certification required — Classifications
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(1) A license is required to engage in the practice of nursing, except as specifically provided in Sections 58-1-307 and 58-31b-308.
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-31b-301
- Diagnosis: means the identification of and discrimination between physical and psychosocial signs and symptoms essential to the effective execution and management of health care. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - Medication aide certified: means a certified nurse aide who:(9)(a) has a minimum of 2,000 hours experience working as a certified nurse aide;(9)(b) has received a minimum of 60 hours of classroom and 40 hours of practical training that is approved by the division in collaboration with the board, in administering routine medications to patients or residents of long-term care facilities; and(9)(c) is certified by the division as a medication aide certified. See Utah Code 58-31b-102
- Practice of nursing: includes :
(12)(a) initiating and maintaining comfort measures;(12)(b) promoting and supporting human functions and responses;(12)(c) establishing an environment conducive to well-being;(12)(d) providing health counseling and teaching;(12)(e) collaborating with health care professionals on aspects of the health care regimen;(12)(f) performing delegated procedures only within the education, knowledge, judgment, and skill of the licensee;(12)(g) delegating nursing tasks that may be performed by others, including an unlicensed assistive personnel; and(12)(h) supervising an individual to whom a task is delegated under Subsection (12)(g) as the individual performs the task. See Utah Code 58-31b-102- Registered nurse apprentice: means an individual licensed under Subsection 58-31b-301(2)(b) who is learning and engaging in the practice of registered nursing under the indirect supervision of an individual licensed under:
(15)(a) Subsection 58-31b-301(2)(c), (e), or (f);(15)(b) Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; or(2) The division shall issue to an individual who qualifies under this chapter a license or certification in the classification of:(2)(a) licensed practical nurse;(2)(b) registered nurse apprentice;(2)(c) registered nurse;(2)(d) advanced practice registered nurse intern;(2)(e) advanced practice registered nurse;(2)(f) advanced practice registered nurse – CRNA without prescriptive practice; and(2)(g) medication aide certified.(3) An individual holding an advanced practice registered nurse license as of July 1, 1998, who cannot document the successful completion of advanced course work in patient assessment, diagnosis and treatment, and pharmacotherapeutics, may not prescribe and shall be issued an “APRN – without prescriptive practice” license.(4) The division shall grant an advanced practice registered nurse license to any licensed advanced practice registered nurse currently holding prescriptive authority under any predecessor act.(5) An individual holding a certified registered nurse anesthetist license as of July 1, 2007, shall be issued an “APRN – CRNA – without prescriptive practice” license. - Practice of nursing: includes :