Enrolled Copy H.B. 159
1 HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
2 REQUIREMENTS
3 2023 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Chief Sponsor: Norman K Thurston
6 Senate Sponsor: Jacob L. Anderegg
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8 LONG TITLE
9 General Description:
10 This bill creates an exemption for professional licensing.
11 Highlighted Provisions:
12 This bill:
13 < defines terms; and
14 < allows an individual who holds a health care license from a different state to
15 provide telemedicine services to individuals located in Utah under certain
16 circumstances.
17 Money Appropriated in this Bill:
18 None
19 Other Special Clauses:
20 None
21 Utah Code Sections Affected:
22 ENACTS:
23 58-1-302.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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25 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
26 Section 1. Section 58-1-302.1 is enacted to read:
27 58-1-302.1. Temporary license for telemedicine.
28 (1) As used in this section:
29 (a) "Nonresident health care license" means a health care license issued by another
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30 state, district, or territory of the United States.
31 (b) "Telemedicine service" means the same as that term is defined in Section
32 26-60-102.
33 (2) An individual with a temporary license issued under this section is authorized to
34 provide a telemedicine service if:
35 (a) the telemedicine service is a service the individual is licensed to perform under the
36 nonresident health care license of the state, district, or territory that issued the nonresident
37 health care license;
38 (b) at the time the telemedicine service is performed, the patient is located in Utah; and
39 (c) performing the telemedicine service would not otherwise violate state law.
40 (3) The division shall issue a temporary license described in Subsection (2) to an
41 individual who has a nonresident health care license in good standing if:
42 (a) the individual has completed an application for a license by endorsement in
43 accordance with Section 58-1-302; and
44 (b) the division determines that they will not be able to process the application within
45 15 days from the day on which the application is submitted.
46 (4) The division may not charge a fee for a temporary license issued under this section
47 beyond the fee required for a license issued under Section 58-1-302.
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