Is an exam required before a patient can be treated in Utah?
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Short answer
Nonablative cosmetic medical procedures except hair removal need a plan and evaluation in person or by live telemedicine before a protocol or series, by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant under Chapter 70a, all with unrestricted licenses.
Utah sets a statutory evaluation rule for nonablative procedures other than hair removal. Nonablative cosmetic medical procedures except hair removal need a plan and evaluation in person or by live telemedicine before a protocol or series, by a physician, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant under Chapter 70a, all with unrestricted licenses. Hair removal has a separate review/delegation regime under § 58-1-506(2), including the scoped chiropractic exception in § 58-1-506(6). 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.
Drawn from 5 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- Utah Code § 58-1-506(3)(a) (Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures) · Sep 4, 2026
- Utah Code § 58-1-506(1)(c) (definition of “Direct cosmetic medical procedure supervision”) · Sep 4, 2026
- Utah Admin. Code R156-67-305(4)(a)-(b) (Exemptions from licensure — medical assistants) · Sep 4, 2026
- Utah Code § 58-31b-102(11) (definition of “Practice of nursing”) · Sep 4, 2026
- Utah Code §§ 58-1-505(1)(a)-(b), (2)(a)-(c); 58-1-506(1)(a)-(d), (f), (2)(a)-(f), (3)(a)-(b), (5), (6); 58-1-507; 58-67-102(11), (14) · Oct 22, 2026
Related Utah rules
For a nonablative cosmetic medical procedure other than hair removal under Subsection (2), Subsection (3)(a) states: 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
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