Section R156-67-102 - DefinitionsThe following definitions supplement the definitions in Title 58, Chapter 1, Division of Professional Licensing Act, and Title 58, Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act:
(1) "ACCME" means the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.(2) "Alternate medical practices" as used in Section R156-67-603, means treatment or therapy that is determined in an adjudicative proceeding under Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, to be: (a) not generally recognized as standard in the practice of medicine;(b) not shown by current generally accepted medical evidence to present a greater risk to the health, safety, or welfare of the patient than does prevailing treatment considered to be the standard in the profession of medicine; and(c) supported by a body of current generally accepted written documentation demonstrating the treatment or therapy has reasonable potential to be of benefit to the patient to whom the therapy or treatment is to be given.(3) "AMA" means the American Medical Association.(4) "Collaborative practice arrangement contract" means a written, signed contract between a collaborating physician licensed and in good standing under Section 58-67-302, and an associate physician holding a restricted license in accordance with Section 58-67-302.8, that: (a) includes the terms and conditions required by Section 58-67-807 and Section R156-67-807; and(b) is approved by the Division in accordance with Section 58-67-807 and Section R156-67-807.(5) "FLEX" means the Federation of State Medical Boards Licensing Examination.(6) "FMGEMS" means the Foreign Medical Graduate Examination in Medical Science.(7) "FSMB" means the Federation of State Medical Boards.(8) "Homeopathic medicine" means a system of medicine employing and limited to substances prepared and prescribed in accordance with the principles of homeopathic pharmacology as described in the Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, its compendia, addenda, and supplements, as officially recognized by: (a) the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Public Law 717.21 U.S. Code Sec. 331 et seq.;(b) Utah's food and drug laws; and(c) Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act.(9) "LMCC" means the Licentiate of the Medical Council of Canada.(10) "NBME" means the National Board of Medical Examiners.(11) "Unprofessional conduct" under Subsection 58-1-203(1)(e) is further defined in Section R156-67-502.(12) "USMLE" means the United States Medical Licensing Examination.Utah Admin. Code R156-67-102
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2018-21, effective 10/9/2018Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-03, effective 1/12/2023