{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-40-601","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-40-601","heading":"Scope of practice.","body":"(1) A master therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter may:\n(a) practice recreational therapy:\n(i) as an employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other facility;\n(ii) in private practice; or\n(iii) as a consultant; and\n(b) supervise and train other licensees under this chapter.\n(2) A therapeutic recreation specialist licensed under this chapter:\n(a) may practice recreational therapy as the employee of a hospital, clinic, agency, or other facility;\n(b) may not practice recreational therapy in private practice or as a consultant; and\n(c) may supervise other licensees under this chapter.\n(3) A therapeutic recreation technician:\n(a) may perform recreational therapy services if:\n(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\n(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;\n(b) may maintain the ongoing documentation of services provided in accordance with a treatment or intervention plan if:\n(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\n(ii) in consultation with a master therapeutic recreation specialist;\n(c) may perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection 58-40-102(2)(a)(i);\n(d) may not perform the portion of an assessment described in Subsection 58-40-102(2)(a)(ii);\n(e) may not prescribe or create a treatment or intervention plan; and\n(f) may not approve or cosign a modification to a treatment or intervention plan.","path":["Title 58 Occupations and Professions","Chapter 58-40 Recreational Therapy Practice Act","Part 58-40-6 Scope of Practice - Treatment or Intervention Plans"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter40/58-40-S601.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"75b8088f9bacf0dd108ada49f7a799464dd2aec2a7b3e5b9530526d8cac9b27d","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-40-502","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-40-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}