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The core substance of this bill remains largely the same as the previous version, with only minor technical refinements. The bill creates a formal process through which Utah's Office of Professional Licensure Review can evaluate whether licensed healthcare professions—such as nurses, physical therapists, or other regulated practitioners—should be allowed to incorporate new technologies, including artificial intelligence and medical devices, into their scope of practice. Legislators, healthcare employers, professional associations, and higher education institutions can request such a review, after which the office decides whether to proceed and, if so, convenes an advisory group that includes representatives from the affected healthcare profession to weigh factors like patient safety, evidence of benefit, cost, accessibility, and whether other states have adopted the technology. If the office recommends expanding a profession's scope of practice, it produces a preliminary report for the Business and Labor Interim Committee, which can propose legislation, recommend rule changes, or take other action; the office then finalizes its report based on any committee feedback. The bill also requires the office to include information about these scope of practice review requests and outcomes in its existing annual report to the Legislature.