2006 Utah Code - 26-8a-308 — Exemptions.

     26-8a-308.   Exemptions.
     (1) The following persons may provide emergency medical services to a patient without being certified or licensed under this chapter:
     (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 chapter 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 26-8a-304 in time of disaster.
     (3) Nothing in this chapter or Title 58, Occupations and Professions, may be construed as requiring a license or certificate for an individual to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation and use a fully automated external defibrillator if that individual has successfully completed a course that includes instruction on cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the operation and use of a fully automated external defibrillator that is conducted in accordance with guidelines of the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or other nationally recognized program by a person qualified by training or experience.
     (4) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring a license, permit, designation, or certificate 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.

Amended by Chapter 62, 2000 General Session