Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-31b - Nurse Practice Act Rule
Section R156-31b-502 - Unprofessional Conduct
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-31b-502
Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024
(1) "Unprofessional conduct" includes:
(a) failing to destroy a
license that has expired due to the issuance and receipt of an increased scope
of practice license;
(b) knowingly
accepting or retaining a license that has been issued pursuant to a mistake or
on the basis of erroneous information;
(c) as an RN or LPN, issuing a prescription
for a prescription drug to a patient, except in accordance with Section
58-17b-620 or as otherwise legally
permissible;
(d) failing as the
nurse accountable for directing nursing practice of an agency to verify:
(i) that standards of nursing practice are
established and carried out;
(ii)
that safe and effective nursing care is provided to patients;
(iii) that guidelines exist for the
organizational management and management of human resources needed for safe and
effective nursing care to be provided to patients; or
(iv) that the nurses employed by the agency
have the knowledge, skills, ability, and current competence to carry out the
requirements of their jobs;
(e) engaging in sexual contact with a patient
surrogate concurrent with the nurse-patient relationship, unless the nurse
affirmatively shows by clear and convincing evidence that the contact:
(i) did not result in any form of abuse or
exploitation of the surrogate or patient; and
(ii) did not adversely alter or affect in any
way:
(A) the nurse's professional judgment in
treating the patient;
(B) the
nature of the nurse's relationship with the surrogate; or
(C) the nature of the nurse's relationship
with the patient;
(f) engaging in disruptive behavior in the
practice of nursing;
(g)
prescribing to oneself any controlled substance drug, in violation of
Subsection R156-37-502(1)(a);
(h) violating a federal or state law relating
to controlled substances, including self-administering a controlled substance
that is not lawfully prescribed by another licensed practitioner having
authority to prescribe the drug, in violation of Section
R156-37-502;
(i) as an APRN, failing to comply with
Section 58-37-19, regarding discussion
with a patient or the patient's guardian before issuing an initial opiate
prescription;
(j) as an APRN,
violating Title 26, Chapter 61a, Utah Medical Cannabis Act;
(k) failing to practice within limits of
competency, in violation of Section
58-31b-801;
(l) failing to comply with the American
Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses, in violation of Subsection
R156-31b-703a(20);
or
(m) violation Section
R156-31b-703b.
(2) "Unprofessional conduct" does not include, when licensed as an RN, and in accordance with a school's policies and Sections R156-31b-70a and R156-31b-701b, delegating or training an unlicensed assistive person to administer medications in accordance with a prescribing practitioner's order and an IHP.
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