Utah

Utah credentials two types of addiction counselors. A Substance Use Disorder Counselor requires, at minimum, an associate degree or higher, completion of relevant education courses and 2,000 hours of experience. An Advanced Substance Use Disorder Counselor requires, at minimum, a bachelor’s degree, completion of relevant education courses and 4,000 hours of experience. Utah Code Ann. §58-60-5 and Utah Substance Use Disorder Counselor Licensing Board

Clinical mental health counselors observe, evaluate, interpret, and treat patients to help modify human behavior to prevent, treat or eliminate mental or emotional illness or dysfunction. Diagnostic ability is not outlined in statute. Utah Code Ann. §58-60-402

As of August 2018, 83 NPs in Utah have received a federal waiver to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine-containing products. Consistent with their prescriptive authority and with proper training or appropriate experience an NP in independent practice can receive a federal waiver to dispense buprenorphine-containing products. An NP who is prescribing while in transition to practice may be able to receive a federal waiver with proper training or experience and as long as the collaborating physician is certified, trained, or permitted to treat and manage patients with opioid use disorder. Utah Code Ann. §58-31b-102(14)

As of August 2018, 28 PAs in Utah have received a federal waiver to treat opioid dependency with buprenorphine-containing products. A PA in Utah may prescribe controlled substances in accordance with a delegation of services agreement with a supervising physician. With proper training or appropriate experience a PA in Utah can receive a federal waiver to dispense buprenorphine-containing products, as long as the supervising physician is certified, trained, or permitted to treat and manage patients with opioid use disorder. Utah Code Ann. §58-70a-501(2)

The certification and training requirements for peer support specialists and child/family peer support specialists are developed by the Utah Department of Human Services’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. The comprehensive certification standards include minimum qualifications, continuing education and employment requirements. Utah Admin. Code r. 523-5 and Utah Admin. Code §523-6

Full independent practice but physician relationship for some prescriptive authority.

NMs may practice within the generally recognized scope and standards of advanced practice registered nursing as defined by rule and consistent with professionally recognized preparation and education standards of an advanced practice registered nurse. NMs must have a safe mechanism for obtaining medical consultation, collaboration and referral with one more consulting physicians who have agreed to consult, collaborate and receive referrals, but who are not require to sign a written document regarding the agreement. There is a “Intrapartum Referral Plan” which is written out by the nurse midwife describing the guidelines for consulting, collaborating and referral.

A NM may prescribe drugs, devices and Schedule II-V controlled substances. Must prescribe Schedules II and III in accordance with consultation and referral plan. Utah Code Ann. §58-44a-102

Full independent practice and transition to independent prescribing period for Schedule II controlled substances.

NPs may practice within the generally recognized scope and standards of advanced practice registered nursing as defined by rule and consistent with professionally recognized preparation and education standards of an advanced practice registered nurse. Utah Code Ann. §58-31b-102

A NP may prescribe drugs, devices and Schedule II-V controlled substances. In order to prescribe Schedule II substances, an APRN must have 30 credit hours of advanced pharmacology, at least seven continuing education hours pertaining to prescribing opioids and has a mentorship with a physician or APRN with more than three years of experience. Once an APRN has been licensed for more than a year or has at least 2,000 clinical hours, the APRN will no longer need to meet the above requirements. Utah Code Ann. §58-31b-803

NPs are authorized to sign POLST forms if under the supervision of a physician. Utah Code Ann. §75-2a-106

NPs are recognized in policy as primary care providers. Primary care physician services may be provided directly by licensed physicians or osteopaths, or by licensed certified nurse practitioners, or physician assistants under appropriate supervision of the physician or osteopath, but not including pregnancy related or mental health services by any of the listed providers. Utah Admin. Code §R414-100

Optometrists may only perform procedures related to foreign body removal and the examination, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of the human eye. Additional allowable procedures may be authorized by statute and/or rule. Utah Code Ann. §58-16a-102

Optometrists may administer pharmaceutical agents for the eye as well as administer the COVID-19 vaccine. Utah Code Ann. §58-16a-601

Optometrists may prescribe Schedule III-V controlled substances and Schedule II controlled substances containing hydrocodone combinations. Utah Code Ann. §58-16a-601

A dental hygienist may treat patients in specified public health settings pursuant to a written agreement with a dentist. Appropriate provider services are all general supervision preventive functions in a dental hygienist’s scope of practice. Utah Code Ann. §58-69-801

Statute does not identify dental therapists as an oral health provider.

Dental professionals may use live video and store-and-forward technologies to provide services through teledentistry. The standard of dental care a licensed dental professional provides through teledentistry is the same as services provided in a traditional physical setting. A dentist may not conduct a dental examination using teledentistry if the standard of care necessitates a traditional physical dental examination. Utah Code Ann. §58-69-802

Utah has not enacted legislation allowing pharmacists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. However, the federal PREP Act does allow pharmacists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine through the duration of the public health emergency.

Utah does not allow pharmacists to modify prescriptions.

A pharmacist may prescribe and dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive to a patient who is 18 years old or older and pursuant to a standing prescription drug order by a physician. The pharmacist must refer the patient to a primary care or women’s health care practitioner and may not continue to dispense a self-administered hormonal contraceptive to a patient for more than 24 months after the date of the initial prescription without evidence that the patient has consulted with a primary care or women’s health care practitioner during the preceding 24 months. A pharmacist must provide the patient with educational materials and counseling. Utah Code Ann. §26-64

Pharmacists may prescribe drugs or devices intended to address smoking cessation if it is within their scope of practice. Utah Code Ann. §58-17b-627

A physician assistant with less than 10,000 practice hours must practice under written policies and procedures established at a practice level with a collaborating physician. After this period, supervision or collaboration is no longer required. Utah Code Ann. §58-70a-307

A physician assistant may prescribe drugs and devices within their scope of practice. A physician assistant may prescribe controlled substances that are within their scope of practice and if they hold a Utah controlled substance license and a DEA registration. Utah Code Ann. §58-70a-501

A physician assistant may provide any medical services within their skills and scope of competence. A physician assistant must consult, collaborate with, and refer patients to appropriate members of the health care team. Utah Code Ann. §58-70a-501