HB474 Public Input Submission Form

Help Reform Utah’s Occupational Regulations

The Office of Professional Licensure Review (OPLR) is seeking public input to improve how Utah regulates professions and occupations. Whether you're a worker, consumer, or simply a concerned citizen, your voice can help shape future laws.

Occupational regulation is any requirement (typically imposed at the state level) about who can do a certain job. Common forms of occupational regulation are:

  • Education or exam requirements for a license in a specific occupation (e.g., contractor),
  • Requirements for supervision, either as part of training or to perform some activities,
  • Scope of practice restrictions on who can perform what activities (e.g., surgery),
  • Continuing education requirements, also known as ‘CE’,
  • Discipline and enforcement of such regulations, and
  • Many other potential rules and regulations.
The purpose of occupational regulation is to limit or prevent harm to the health, safety, or financial welfare of the public. The regulation should take into account the severity, probability, and permanence of the potential harm it seeks to limit. Ideally, the regulation does this in the least burdensome way that is practical to minimize barriers for new and existing licensees to practice their occupation. For more on OPLR and our work, see Utah Code Annotated 13-1b.
Occupational regulation can be in statute (a law passed by the legislature). A statute may also delegate to an executive branch agency the authority to create ‘rules,’ which have the force of law after a process allowing for public input.
This submission form allows anyone in the public to provide feedback regarding existing occupational regulation, either in statute or rule.