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Statutes > Utah > Title-58 > Chapter-70a > 58-70a-50158-70a-501. Scope of practice.
(1) A physician assistant may provide any medical services that are not specificallyprohibited under this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter, and that are:
(a) within the physician assistant's skills and scope of competence;
(b) within the usual scope of practice of the physician assistant's supervising physician;and
(c) provided under the supervision of a supervising physician and in accordance with adelegation of services agreement.
(2) A physician assistant, in accordance with a delegation of services agreement, mayprescribe or administer an appropriate controlled substance if:
(a) the physician assistant holds a Utah controlled substance license and a DEAregistration;
(b) the prescription or administration of the controlled substance is within the prescriptivepractice of the supervising physician and also within the delegated prescribing stated in thedelegation of services agreement; and
(c) the supervising physician cosigns any medical chart record of a prescription of aSchedule 2 or Schedule 3 controlled substance made by the physician assistant.
(3) A physician assistant shall, while practicing as a physician assistant, wear anidentification badge showing his license classification as a practicing physician assistant.
(4) A physician assistant may not:
(a) independently charge or bill a patient, or others on behalf of the patient, for servicesrendered;
(b) identify himself to any person in connection with activities allowed under this chapterother than as a physician assistant; or
(c) use the title "doctor" or "physician," or by any knowing act or omission lead or permitanyone to believe he is a physician.
Amended by Chapter 38, 1998 General Session
