22-8-1
Section 22-8-1 Persons physically or mentally unable to consent. No consent shall be required for a licensed physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant to provide any legally authorized medical or mental health services to a person when the person is either physically unable to consent or mentally unable to consent and who, but for the mental or physical disability, would be able to consent; provided, that two or more licensed physicians, psychiatrists, or psychologists, or one licensed physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist and one or more nurse practitioners or physician assistants, after having consultation, have signed a written statement finding, in their judgment, that the medical services are necessary and that a delay in treatment would increase the risk to the person's life or health. (Acts 1971, No. 2281, p. 3681, §6; Act 2019-355, §1.)...
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34-23-33
is suspect, the board may complete the examination by the designated practitioners at its own expense. When mental or physical capacity to practice is at issue, every pharmacist licensed to practice pharmacy in the state shall be deemed to have given consent to submit to a mental or physical examination or to any combination of the examinations and to waive all objections to the admissibility of the examination, or to previously adjudicated evidence of mental incompetence. (6) Gross malpractice or repeated malpractice or gross negligence in the practice of pharmacy. (7) Violation of any provisions contained in this chapter. (8) Employing, assisting, or enabling in any manner any unlicensed person to practice pharmacy. (9) The suspension, revocation, or probation by another state of a license to practice pharmacy. A certified copy of the record of suspension, revocation, or probation of the state making such a suspension, revocation, or probation shall be conclusive evidence of...
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34-24-360
substances; a copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence. (7) Use of any untruthful or deceptive or improbable statements concerning the licensee's qualifications or the effects or results of his or her proposed treatment. (8) Distribution by prescribing, dispensing, furnishing, or supplying of controlled substances to any person or patient for any reason other than a legitimate medical purpose. (9) Gross malpractice or repeated malpractice or gross negligence in the practice of medicine or osteopathy. (10) Division of fees or agreement to split or divide the fees received for professional services with any person for bringing or referring a patient. (11) Performance of unnecessary diagnostic tests or medical or surgical services. (12) Charging fees determined by the commission to be grossly excessive or intentionally filing or causing to be filed false or fraudulent claims, as defined by the...
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34-26-46
intimidation, or abuse, sexual or otherwise, of a client or patient. (8) Engaging in sexual intercourse or other sexual contact with a client or patient. (9) Use of repeated untruthful or deceptive or improbable statements concerning the licensee's qualifications or the effects or results of proposed treatment, including functioning outside of one's professional competence or area of specialization established by education, training, and experience as recognized by the board. (10) Gross malpractice or repeated malpractice or gross negligence in practice as a psychologist or psychological technician. (11) Aiding or abetting practice as a psychologist or psychological technician by any person not licensed by the board. (12) Conviction of fraud in filing Medicare or Medicaid claims or in filing claims to any third party payor (a copy of the record of conviction, certified to by the clerk of the court entering the conviction, shall be conclusive evidence). (13) Exercising undue...
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34-24-302
Section 34-24-302 Denial, suspension, revocation, etc., of license; investigation; mental, physical, or laboratory examination; authorization for release of information. (a) The board may, within its discretion, deny the issuance of a license to any person or, after notice and hearing in accordance with board regulations, shall, within its discretion, suspend, revoke, restrict, or otherwise discipline the license of a person who shall be found guilty on the basis of substantial evidence of any of the following acts or offenses: (1) Conviction of a felony. (2) Conviction of any crime or other offense, felony, or misdemeanor, reflecting on the ability of the individual to render patient care in a safe manner. (3) Conviction of any violation of state or federal laws relating to controlled substances. (4) Termination, restriction, suspension, revocation, or curtailment of licensure, registration, or certification as an assistant to physician by another state or other licensing jurisdiction...
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34-24-166
Section 34-24-166 Refusal, revocation, or suspension - Grounds; rules; disciplinary action. (a) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may refuse to grant a license or permit to any applicant who is not of good moral character and reputation or has a history of narcotic addiction or has previously been convicted of a felony or any crime of moral turpitude or has previously been diagnosed as having a psychopathic disorder. (b) The State Board of Chiropractic Examiners may invoke disciplinary action as outlined in subsection (c) whenever the licensee or permit holder shall be found guilty of any of the following: (1) Fraud in procuring a license or permit, or any fraud in obtaining money or other thing of value. (2) Immoral conduct. (3) Unprofessional conduct. (4) Habitual intoxication or addiction to the use of drugs. (5) Conviction of a felony or any crime of moral turpitude. (6) Conviction for violation of any narcotic or controlled substance statute. (7) Unlawful invasion of the...
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22-50-17
Section 22-50-17 Operation of a facility for care or treatment of mental or emotional illness or substance abuse, or services to persons with an intellectual disability. (a) No person, partnership, corporation, or association of persons shall operate a facility or institution for the care or treatment of any kind of mental or emotional illness or substance abuse or for providing services to persons with an intellectual disability as defined in this chapter, without being certified by the department or licensed by the State Board of Health; provided that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to require a duly authorized physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, social worker, licensed professional counselor operating under the scope of his or her license, or Christian Science practitioner to obtain a license for treatment of patients in his private office, unless he keeps two or more patients in his office for continuous periods of 24 hours or more in one week, or that a church...
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12-15-130
Section 12-15-130 Ordering, conduct, and certification of findings of mental and physical examinations of children; minors or children believed to be individuals with a mental illness or an intellectual disability; treatment or care for children; payment; authority to order emergency medical care for children. (a) Where there are indications that a child may be physically ill, a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, or an evaluation of a child is needed to help determine issues of competency to understand judicial proceedings, mental state at the time of the offense, or the ability of the child to assist his or her attorney, the juvenile court, on its own motion or motion by the prosecutor, or that of the child's attorney or guardian ad litem for the child, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist, psychologist, or other qualified examiner, under the supervision of a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist who shall certify...
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22-52-91
Section 22-52-91 Duty of law enforcement officer, community mental health officer to take into custody alleged mentally ill persons; detention; admission; hearing. (a) When a law enforcement officer is confronted by circumstances and has reasonable cause for believing that a person within the county is mentally ill and also believes that the person is likely to be of immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall contact a community mental health officer. The community mental health officer shall join the law enforcement officer at the scene and location of the person to assess conditions and determine if the person needs the attention, specialized care, and services of a designated mental health facility. If the community mental health officer determines from the conditions, symptoms, and behavior that the person appears to be mentally ill and poses an immediate danger to self or others, the law enforcement officer shall take the person into custody and,...
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45-37-121.15
Section 45-37-121.15 Appointments. (a) Vacancies in the classified service shall be filled either by transfer, promotion, appointment, reappointment, or demotion. Whenever a vacancy in an existing position is to be filled by appointment, the appointing authority shall submit to the director a statement of the title of the position, and if requested by the director to do so, the duties of the position, and desired qualifications of the person to be appointed, and a request that the director certify to the appointing authority the names of persons eligible for appointment to the position. The director shall thereupon certify to the appointing authority the ranking eligibles, correlating to the 10 highest test scores from the appropriate register, and if more than one vacancy is to be filled, the ranking names of the next highest test score for each available vacancy or all the names on the register if there are fewer than 10. The director shall, upon the request of the appointing...
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