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Why “Safe Harbor” Programs are the Key to Safer Hospitals

Salt Lake City – When Utah’s medical professionals forge prescriptions, it’s a stark reminder that our healthcare providers are human and just as susceptible to Substance Use Disorders (SUD) as anyone else. Stethoscopes and white coats offer no protection against the chronic nature of SUDs, and when healthcare workers suffer in silence, both the provider and the patient are at …

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Important Alert for Healthcare Professionals

June 30th, 2026 Attention Healthcare Professionals, The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) wants to inform licensees of DOPL impersonators targeting licensed healthcare professionals in Utah. The impersonators are using a caller ID that appears to be from DOPL and claiming that there is an open investigation against you in Texas. Remember: • DOPL will NEVER demand …

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Utah’s Residence Lien Recovery Fund is Officially Depleted. What now?

June 12th, 2026 Salt Lake City – The Utah Department of Commerce’s Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL) announced that the Residence Lien Recovery Fund (LRF) is now depleted.  History of the LRF Enacted by the Utah State Legislature in 1994, the LRF was designed to protect homeowners from “double payment.” This occurred when a homeowner paid their primary contractor in …

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NEWS RELEASE: Utah Forms Task Force to Combat Residential Construction Fraud

Utahns report staggering $32 million in construction fraud losses over last three years. SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah Department of Commerce is taking aggressive action against construction fraud by establishing a new Residential Construction Fraud Task Force and appointing Utah’s first full-time prosecutor, housed within the Office of the Utah Attorney General, dedicated exclusively to these cases. This strategic move significantly …

Utah Pharmacists Can Now Dispense Naloxone without a Prescription

(Salt Lake, UT) – Today, the executive director of the Utah Department of Health (UDOH) signed a statewide standing order allowing pharmacists to dispense naloxone, without a prior prescription, to anyone at increased risk of experiencing an opioid overdose. Naloxone is a safe and legal drug that can reverse heroin and prescription opioid overdoses by blocking the effects of opiates …