58-73-501. Unprofessional conduct.

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Effective 7/1/2026

A person engages in unprofessional conduct if the person:

(1)engages in practice as a chiropractic physician after electing to place the person's license on inactive status, without having established with the board that the person has initiated or completed continuing education necessary to reinstate active status of the person's license;

(2)fails to complete required continuing professional education;

(3)violates any of the scope of practice standards set forth in Section 58-73-601 ;

(4)fails to maintain patient records in sufficient detail to clearly substantiate a diagnosis, all treatment rendered to the patient in accordance with the recognized standard of chiropractic care, and fees charged for professional services;

(5)refuses to divulge to the division on demand the means, methods, device, or instrumentality used in the treatment of a disease, injury, ailment, or infirmity, unless that information is protected by the physician-patient privilege of Utah and the patient has not waived that privilege;

(6)refuses the division or the division's employees access to the person's office, instruments, laboratory equipment, appliances, or supplies at reasonable times for purposes of inspection;

(7)fraudulently represents that curable disease, sickness, or injury can be cured in a stated time, or knowingly making any false statement in connection with the practice of chiropractic;

(8)offers, undertakes, or agrees to cure or treat a disease, injury, ailment, or infirmity by a secret means, method, device, or instrumentality;

(9)willfully and intentionally makes any false statement or entry in any chiropractic office records or other chiropractic records or reports;

(10)knowingly engages in billing practices which are abusive and represent charges which are fraudulent or grossly excessive for services rendered;

(11)performs, procures, or agrees to procure or perform, or advises, aids and abets, offers, or attempts to aid and abet in the procuring of a criminal abortion;

(12)willfully betrays or discloses a professional confidence or violation of a privileged communication, except:

(a)as required by law; or

(b)to assist the division by fully and freely exchanging information concerning applicants or licensees with the licensing or disciplinary boards of other states or foreign countries, the Utah chiropractic associations, their component societies, or chiropractic societies of other states, countries, districts, territories, or foreign countries;

(13)directly or indirectly gives or receives any fee, commission, rebate, or other compensation for professional services not actually rendered or supervised, but this subsection does not preclude the legal relationships within lawful professional partnerships, corporations, or associations;

(14)knowingly fails to transfer a copy of pertinent and necessary medical records or a summary of them to another physician when requested to do so by the subject patient or the patient's designated representative;

(15)makes a false entry in, or altering, a medical record with the intent to conceal:

(a)a wrongful or negligent act or omission of an individual licensed under this chapter or an individual under the direction or control of an individual licensed under this chapter; or

(b)conduct described in Subsections

(1)through

(14)or Subsection 58-1-501(1) ;

(16)shares professional fees with a person that is not licensed under this chapter; and

(17)pays a person for a patient referral.

Amended by Chapter 64 , 2026 General Session