2010 Utah Code
Title 58 - Occupations and Professions
Chapter 24b - Physical Therapy Practice Act
58-24b-403 - Administration of a prescription drug.

58-24b-403. Administration of a prescription drug.
(1) A licensed physical therapist may purchase, store, and administer topical and aerosol medications that require a prescription only as provided in this section.
(2) A licensed physical therapist may purchase, store, and administer:
(a) topically applied medicinal agents, including steroids and analgesics, for wound care and for musculoskeletal treatment, using iontophoresis or phonorphoresis; and
(b) aerosols for pulmonary hygiene in an institutional setting, if a licensed respiratory therapist is not available in, or within a 10 mile radius of, the institution.
(3) A licensed physical therapist may only purchase, store, or administer a medication described in this section pursuant to a written prescription issued by a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe that medication.
(4) This section does not authorize a licensed physical therapist to dispense a prescription drug.

Enacted by Chapter 220, 2009 General Session