Utah Code 58-81-104. Volunteer health care practitioner license — Waiver of fees — Rulemaking authority
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(1) The division and board shall issue a volunteer health care practitioner license to an applicant who:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-81-104
- Charity: An agency, institution, or organization in existence and operating for the benefit of an indefinite number of persons and conducted for educational, religious, scientific, medical, or other beneficent purposes.
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - 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
(1)(a) completes an application under Section 58-81-103 ; and
(1)(b) meets the requirements of this chapter.
(2) A license issued under this chapter shall:
(2)(a) comply with the scope of practice for a similarly situated licensed practitioner, except that the license shall limit the health care practitioner’s practice to the qualified location;
(2)(b) permit the health care practitioner to apply for a controlled substance license as permitted for other similarly situated licensed practitioners; and
(2)(c) state that the license is a volunteer health care practitioner license and is subject to the restriction of Subsection (2)(a) .
(3) The division and board shall waive all division fees, including application fees, examination fees, and annual renewal fees for an applicant who applies for a volunteer health care practitioner license and who otherwise meets licensure requirements.
(4) The division and board may adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act , to:
(4)(a) approve the charity locations that qualify under Section 58-81-102 ;
(4)(b) develop standards for the information that must be included in a delegation of service agreement, including a standard form that a supervising professional may use; and
(4)(c) implement the provisions of this chapter.
(5) A health care practitioner who is licensed as a volunteer health care practitioner under this chapter is entitled to qualified immunity for charity care if the health care practitioner meets the requirements of Section 58-13-3 .