Utah good-faith exam for med spas

Good-faith examination in Utah

⛔ UTAH REQUIRES THE EVALUATION BY STATUTE AND NAMES WHO MAY DO IT. Before a treatment protocol or series of treatments begins for a NONABLATIVE cosmetic medical procedure, a physician, a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant — each holding an unrestricted license — must develop the treatment plan for that procedure AND conduct an evaluation of the patient, either in person or by a LIVE TELEMEDICINE VISIT. Utah reinforces it from the other end: a medical assistant UNDER THE INDIRECT SUPERVISION OF A PHYSICIAN may not diagnose and may not establish a treatment plan. The statute also defines DIRECT cosmetic medical procedure supervision as the supervisor being present and available for face-to-face communication when and where the procedure is performed.

• a physician who has an unrestricted license to practice medicine, a nurse practitioner who has an unrestricted license for advanced practice registered nursing, or a physician assistant acting in accordance with Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act, who has an unrestricted license to practice as a physician assistant, shall: (i) develop a treatment plan for the nonablative cosmetic medical procedure; and (ii) conduct an evaluation of the patient either in-person or utilizing a live telemedicine visit before the initiation of a treatment protocol or series of treatments;

  Utah Code § 58-1-506(3)(a) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures) · verified Sep 4, 2026

• "Direct cosmetic medical procedure supervision" means the supervisor: (i) has authorized the procedure to be done on the patient by the supervisee; and (ii) is present and available for a face-to-face communication with the supervisee when and where a cosmetic medical procedure is performed.

  Utah Code § 58-1-506(1)(c) (definition of “Direct cosmetic medical procedure supervision”) · verified Sep 4, 2026

• a medical assistant under the indirect supervision of a physician, may not engage in the following medical practices or procedures: (a) diagnosing; (b) establishing a treatment plan;

  Utah Admin. Code R156-67-305(4)(a)-(b) (Exemptions from licensure — medical assistants) · verified Sep 4, 2026

• "Practice of nursing" means assisting a patient to maintain or attain optimal health, implementing a strategy of care to accomplish defined goals and evaluating responses to care and treatment, and requires substantial specialized or general knowledge, judgment, and skill based upon principles of the biological, physical, behavioral, and social sciences.

  Utah Code § 58-31b-102(11) (definition of “Practice of nursing”) · verified Sep 4, 2026

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