Unprofessional conduct.

1. Law
2. Utah Code
3. Occupations and Professions
4. Recreational Therapy Practice Act
5. Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties
6. Unprofessional conduct.

Affected by 63I-1-258 on 7/1/2023

58-40-502. Unprofessional conduct.

• (1) failing to supervise a therapeutic recreation technician, a student intern, or a temporarily licensed therapeutic recreation specialist when required to do so under this chapter or by rule;

• (2) failing to keep or maintain a recreational therapy treatment plan;

• (3) failing to safeguard a person's right to privacy as to the person's identity, condition, diagnosis, personal effects, or other matters about which the licensee is privileged to know from providing recreational therapy services;

• (4) failing to report to the division the unsafe, unethical, or illegal practice of a person who is providing recreational therapy services;

• (5) making sexual advances to a patient, requesting sexual intercourse or sexual favors from a patient, or engaging in other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature in the presence of a patient;

• (6) exploiting a patient or former patient for personal gain;

• (7) possessing or dispensing illegal or non-prescribed prescription drugs or medications;

• (8) using or being under the influence of alcohol or an illegal or non-prescribed prescription drug or medication while performing recreational therapy services; and

• (9) other actions as defined by division rule.

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