Full text of Utah Utah Code § 1b-401 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1b-401. Definitions.
Effective 5/6/2026 13-1b-401.
Definitions. As used in this part:
(1)
"Healthcare practitioner" means an individual licensed in a regulated healthcare occupation.
(2)
(a)
"Innovation" means an upgrade in technology that the office determines has the potential to augment the ability of a healthcare practitioner to provide a patient:
(i)
better access to healthcare;
(ii)
better health outcomes; or
(iii)
lower healthcare costs.
(b)
"Innovation" does not include an upgrade in technology that solely functions to provide advice or treatment to a patient without an interaction between a healthcare practitioner and patient.
(3)
"Regulated healthcare occupation" means a regulated occupation where licensees of the regulated occupation are primarily engaged in healthcare.
(4)
"Requestor" means:
(a)
a legislator; or
(b)
a representative of:
(i)
an entity that employs healthcare practitioners;
(ii)
an institution of higher education that provides training to prospective and current healthcare practitioners; or
(iii)
a professional group of healthcare practitioners.
(5)
"Scope of practice review" means a review that the office conducts to determine whether to recommend that a regulated healthcare occupation should incorporate an innovation into the regulated healthcare occupation's practice in a way that would expand the scope of the regulated healthcare occupation's license.
(6)
"Upgrade in technology" means an addition or change to:
(a)
a medical apparatus;
(b)
a medical appliance;
(c)
artificial intelligence;
(d)
a medical device;
(e)
medical equipment;
(f)
a medical implant;
(g)
a medical implement;
(h)
a medical tool; or
(i)
any other technology the office determines has the potential for a healthcare practitioner to use in the healthcare practitioner's practice.
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