SB 80

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1Physician Practice Amendments
  2026 GENERAL SESSION
  STATE OF UTAH
  Chief Sponsor: Jen Plumb
  House Sponsor: Ryan D. Wilcox
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3  LONG TITLE
4  General Description:
5      This bill specifies that a physician does not engage in unprofessional conduct by
6  participating or refusing to participate in the execution of a death sentence.
7  Highlighted Provisions:
8      This bill:
9      ▸ specifies that a physician does not engage in unprofessional conduct by participating or
10  refusing to participate in the execution of a death sentence.
11  Money Appropriated in this Bill:
12      None
13  Other Special Clauses:
14      None
15  Utah Code Sections Affected:
16  AMENDS:
17      58-67-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 392
18      58-68-502, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2025, Chapter 392
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20  Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
21Section 1. Section 58-67-502 is amended to read:
2258-67-502 . Unprofessional conduct.
23  (1) "Unprofessional conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section 58-1-501:
24      (a) using or employing the services of any individual to assist a licensee in any manner
25not in accordance with the generally recognized practices, standards, or ethics of the
26profession, state law, or division rule;
27      (b) making a material misrepresentation regarding the qualifications for licensure under
28Section 58-67-302.7 or 58-67-302.8;
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29(c) violating the dispensing requirements of Chapter 17b, Part 8, Dispensing Medical
30Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy, if applicable;
31(d) violating the requirements of Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2, Cannabinoid Research and
32Medical Cannabis;
33(e) performing or inducing an abortion in violation of the requirements of Section
3476-7-302 or Section 76-7a-201, regardless of whether the individual licensed under
35this chapter is found guilty of a crime in connection with the violation;
36(f) falsely making an entry in, or altering, a medical record with the intent to conceal:
37(i) a wrongful or negligent act or omission of an individual licensed under this
38chapter or an individual under the direction or control of an individual licensed
39under this chapter; or
40(ii) conduct described in Subsections (1)(a) through (e) or Subsection 58-1-501(1);
41(g) performing, or causing to be performed, upon an individual who is less than 18 years
42old:
43(i) a primary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or
44(ii) a secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or
45(h) designating a child as do not resuscitate without parental consent.
46   (2) "Unprofessional conduct" does not include:
47(a) in compliance with Section 58-85-103:
48(i) obtaining an investigational drug or investigational device;
49(ii) administering the investigational drug to an eligible patient; or
50(iii) treating an eligible patient with the investigational drug or investigational device; [
51or]
52(b) in accordance with Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2, Cannabinoid Research and Medical
53Cannabis:
54(i) when acting as a recommending medical provider, as that term is defined in
55Section 26B-4-201, recommending the use of medical cannabis; or
56(ii) when registered as a pharmacy medical provider, as that term is defined in
57Section 26B-4-201, providing pharmacy medical provider services in a medical
58cannabis pharmacy[.] ;
59(c) refusing to participate in the execution of a death sentence authorized under Section
6077-19-10; or
61(d) participating in the execution of a death sentence authorized under Section 77-19-10
62in accordance with state law and Department of Corrections protocol.
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63  (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b), the division, in consultation with the board and in
64      accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, shall
65      define unprofessional conduct for a physician described in Subsection (2)(b).
66Section 2. Section 58-68-502 is amended to read:
6758-68-502 . Unprofessional conduct.
68  (1) "Unprofessional conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section 58-1-501:
69      (a) using or employing the services of any individual to assist a licensee in any manner
70not in accordance with the generally recognized practices, standards, or ethics of the
71profession, state law, or division rule;
72      (b) violating the dispensing requirements of Chapter 17b, Part 8, Dispensing Medical
73Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy, if applicable;
74      (c) making a material misrepresentation regarding the qualifications for licensure under
75Section 58-68-302.5;
76      (d) violating the requirements of Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2, Cannabinoid Research and
77Medical Cannabis;
78      (e) performing or inducing an abortion in violation of the requirements of Section
7976-7-302 or Section 76-7a-201, regardless of whether the individual licensed under
80this chapter is found guilty of a crime in connection with the violation;
81      (f) falsely making an entry in, or altering, a medical record with the intent to conceal:
82(i) a wrongful or negligent act or omission of an individual licensed under this
83chapter or an individual under the direction or control of an individual licensed
84under this chapter; or
85(ii) conduct described in Subsections (1)(a) through (e) or Subsection 58-1-501(1);
86      (g) performing or causing to be performed, upon an individual who is less than 18 years
87old:
88(i) a primary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or
89(ii) a secondary sex characteristic surgical procedure; or
90      (h) designating a child as do not resuscitate without parental consent.
91  (2) "Unprofessional conduct" does not include:
92      (a) in compliance with Section 58-85-103:
93(i) obtaining an investigational drug or investigational device;
94(ii) administering the investigational drug to an eligible patient; or
95(iii) treating an eligible patient with the investigational drug or investigational device; [
96or]
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97(b) in accordance with Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 2, Cannabinoid Research and Medical
98Cannabis:
99(i) when acting as a recommending medical provider, as that term is defined in
100Section 26B-4-201, recommending the use of medical cannabis; or
101(ii) when registered as a pharmacy medical provider, as that term is defined in
102Section 26B-4-201, providing pharmacy medical provider services in a medical
103cannabis pharmacy[.] ;
104(c) refusing to participate in the execution of a death sentence authorized under Section
10577-19-10; or
106(d) participating in the execution of a death sentence authorized under Section 77-19-10
107in accordance with state law and Department of Corrections protocol.
108   (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(b), the division, in consultation with the board and in
109accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, shall
110define unprofessional conduct for a physician described in Subsection (2)(b).
111Section 3. Effective Date.
112   This bill takes effect on May 6, 2026.
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