(1) There is created the Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon’s Licensing Board consisting of four osteopathic physicians and surgeons and one member of the general public.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-68-201

  • Adjudicative proceeding: means :
         (2)(a) an action by a board, commission, department, officer, or other administrative unit of the state that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including an action to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and
         (2)(b) judicial review of an action described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Board: means the Osteopathic Physician and Surgeon's Licensing Board created in Section 58-68-201. See Utah Code 58-68-102
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
  • Licensee: includes any holder of a license, certificate, registration, permit, student card, or apprentice card authorized under this title. See Utah Code 58-1-102
  • 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
  • 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: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-68-502 and as may be further defined by division rule. See Utah Code 58-68-102
(2) The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201.
(3)

     (3)(a) The duties and responsibilities of the board are in accordance with Sections 58-1-202 and 58-1-203.
     (3)(b) The board may also designate one of its members on a permanent or rotating basis to:

          (3)(b)(i) assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or unprofessional conduct of a licensee; and
          (3)(b)(ii) advise the division in its investigation of these complaints.
(4) 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 that complaint.