2006 Utah Code - 58-24a-105 — Administration of agents -- Limitation.

     58-24a-105.   Administration of agents -- Limitation.
     (1) Physical therapists may administer the following agents under the provisions of Subsection (2):
     (a) topically applied medicinal agents, including steroids and analgesics for wound care and for musculoskeletal treatment using iontophoresis or phonorphoresis; and
     (b) pharmaceutical aerosols for pulmonary hygiene in an institutional setting in which the services of a licensed respiratory therapist are not available in the institution or within a ten-mile radius of the institution.
     (2) The topical application or aerosol administration by a physical therapist of a prescription drug as defined in Section 58-17b-102 may be only upon the written prescription of a practitioner licensed to prescribe that drug.
     (3) This section does not authorize a physical therapist to possess for dispensing or dispense a prescription drug.

Amended by Chapter 280, 2004 General Session