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Utah Code Title 53. Public Safety Code § 53-2d-408. Exemptions

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The following persons may provide emergency medical services to a patient without being 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 53-2d-404 in time of disaster.

(3) Nothing in this chapter or Title 58, Occupations and Professions, may be construed as requiring a license for an individual to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation or to use a fully automated external defibrillator under Section 53-2d-801.

(4) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as requiring a license, permit, or designation 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.

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