Utah Code § 26B-4-122

Current through the 2024 Third Special Session
Section 26B-4-122 - Exemptions
(1) The following persons may provide emergency medical services to a patient without being licensed under this part:
(a) out-of-state emergency medical service personnel and providers in time of disaster;
(b) an individual who gratuitously acts as a Good Samaritan;
(c) a family member;
(d) a private business if emergency medical services are provided only to employees at the place of business and during transport;
(e) an agency of the United States government if compliance with this part would be inconsistent with federal law; and
(f) police, fire, and other public service personnel if:
(i) emergency medical services are rendered in the normal course of the person's duties; and
(ii) medical control, after being apprised of the circumstances, directs immediate transport.
(2) An ambulance or emergency response vehicle may operate without a permit issued under Section 26B-4-118 in time of disaster.
(3) Nothing in this part or Title 58, Occupations and Professions, may be construed as requiring a license for an individual to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to use a fully automated external defibrillator under Section 26B-4-302.
(4) Nothing in this part may be construed as requiring a license, permit, or designation for an acute care hospital, medical clinic, physician's office, or other fixed medical facility that:
(a) is staffed by a physician, physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or registered nurse; and
(b) treats an individual who has presented himself or was transported to the hospital, clinic, office, or facility.

Utah Code § 26B-4-122

Renumbered from § 26-8a-308 and amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session ,§ 22, eff. 5/3/2023.
Amended by Chapter 326, 2017 General Session ,§ 9, eff. 5/9/2017.
Amended by Chapter 22, 2009 General Session.