Utah Code

Utah Code § 58-67-805 (2026)

Supervision of cosmetic medical procedures

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Except as provided in Subsection (2), a physician may not delegate the performance of an ablative cosmetic medical procedure to an individual who is not licensed under this chapter or Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act.
A physician may delegate to an advanced practice registered nurse with an unrestricted license under Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act, the performance of an erbium full ablation resurfacing procedure or a CO2 fractionated resurfacing procedure, if the physician:
prescribes that specific procedure for the patient who is to receive the procedure;
ensures that the advanced practice registered nurse performs the procedure under the indirect supervision of the physician; and
verifies that the advanced practice registered nurse is qualified to perform the procedure by having received at least 50 hours of training specific to the procedure to be performed and the laser to be used.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Anderson v. Dep't of Com., 2025 UT 19 (Utah 2025).
Anderson v. Dep't of Com., 2025 UT 19 (Utah 2025). “§ 58-67-805(2). Viewed as a whole, the statutory language limits APRNs to performing only the two ablative cosmetic medical procedures identified and only when those procedures have been prescribed and delegated to the APRN by a licensed physician.”
Utah Code § 58-67-805(2): 1 case
Anderson v. Dep't of Com., 2025 UT 19 (Utah 2025). “§ 58-67-805(2). Viewed as a whole, the statutory language limits APRNs to performing only the two ablative cosmetic medical procedures identified and only when those procedures have been prescribed and delegated to the APRN by a licensed physician.”
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