Unlawful Conduct

• "Unlawful conduct" includes:

(1) providing, leading, facilitating, teaching, or offering to provide or teach recreational therapy services unless licensed under this chapter or exempted from licensure under Section 58-1-307 or 58-40-305;

(2) using the initials MTRS, TRS, or TRT, or other abbreviation, term, title, or sign relating to the practice of recreational therapy services unless licensed under this chapter; and

(3) employing or aiding and abetting the employment of an unqualified or unlicensed person to: (a) practice as a recreational therapist; or (b) provide recreational therapy services.

• (Utah Recreational Therapy Practice Act, 58-40-501)

• If at any time it appears an unlawful act or unprofessional conduct has occurred you may contact the Department of Professional Licensing for further investigation: https://dopl.utah.gov/file-a-complaint/

Unprofessional Conduct

• "Unprofessional conduct" includes:

(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;

• (Utah Recreational Therapy Practice Act, 58-40-502)

• Unprofessional conduct as defined by the Recreational Therapy Practice Act Rule:

(1) failing to establish and maintain professional boundaries with a patient or former patient;

(2) exploiting a current patient or former patient for personal gain;

(3) failing as a TRS/MTRS to ensure the student TRT completes the minimum required education and experience prior to working with patients;

(4) failing as a TRS/MTRS to ensure the student TRT is competent to provide recreational therapy services when signing the education and experience verification;

(5) failing to abide by the provisions of the American Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) Code of Ethics, November 2009, which is incorporated by reference."

• (Recreational Therapy Practice Act Rule R156-40-502)

• If at any time it appears an unlawful act or unprofessional conduct has occurred you may contact the Department of Professional Licensing for further investigation: https://dopl.utah.gov/file-a-complaint/