Utah Code § 58-40-601

Scope of practice
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(1) A master therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter may:
(a) practice recreational therapy:
(i) as an employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other facility;
(ii) in private practice; or
(iii) as a consultant; and

(b) supervise and train other licensees under this chapter.
(2) A therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter:
(a) may practice recreational therapy as the employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other
facility;
(b) may not practice recreational therapy in private practice or as a consultant; and
(c) may supervise other licensees under this chapter.
(3) A therapeutic recreation technician:
(a) may perform recreational therapy services if:
(i) under the supervision of a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic recreation
specialist employed full-time and on-site in the same hospital, clinic, or facility; or
(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;
(b) may maintain the ongoing documentation of services provided in accordance with a treatment
or intervention plan if:
(i) under the supervision of either a master therapeutic recreation specialist or a therapeutic
recreation specialist employed full-time and on-site in the same hospital, clinic, or facility; or
(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;
(c) may perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection 58-40-102(2)(a)(i);
(d) may not perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection 58-40-102(2)(a)(ii);
(e) may not prescribe or create a treatment or intervention plan; and
(f) may not approve or cosign a modification to a treatment or intervention plan.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 82, 2012 General Session

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