2006 Utah Code - 58-31b-301.6 — Medication aide certified pilot program.

     58-31b-301.6.   Medication aide certified pilot program.
     (1) (a) The division shall establish a medication aide certified pilot program, limited to adult patients only, to determine the safety and efficiency of regulating medication aides certified.
     (b) The pilot program begins on January 1, 2007, and sunsets in accordance with Section 63-55b-158.
     (c) The division shall collect data regarding the safety and efficiency of medication aides certified and shall make the data available to the public.
     (d) If the Legislature does not reauthorize the medication aides certified in accordance with Section 63-55b-158, all certifications will automatically expire on the sunset date.
     (2) If at any time the division determines the certification pilot program has become a threat, or potential threat to the public health, safety, or welfare, the division may authorize emergency rules to place the certification program in abeyance until the next legislative session.

Enacted by Chapter 291, 2006 General Session