How to Become a Medical Assistant in Utah

Checked against Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL); Utah Medical Practice Act, Utah Code 58-67-102 and 58-67-305(6) · Verified 2026-10-15

Exam: Not required
Training: Not required
Term: No medical assistant credential. Radiology Practical Technician licenses expire May 31 of odd years.
State fee: None for medical assistants. Radiology Practical Technician: $70 application fee and $47 renewal fee on the current DOPL fee schedule (fees can change each July 1).
Rules set by: Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL); Utah Medical Practice Act, Utah Code 58-67-102 and 58-67-305(6)

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Who can apply

Utah has no license for medical assistants. Utah Code 58-67-102 defines a medical assistant as an unlicensed individual who may perform the tasks in 58-67-305(6), which exempts medical assistants from physician licensure for those tasks.
To take x-rays, you need a DOPL Radiology Practical Technician license (Utah Code chapter 58-54). You must pass the ARRT Limited Scope exam (core plus at least one section) or the ARRT Bone Densitometry Equipment Operators exam before you apply.

Step by step

Finish a medical assistant program or get on-the-job training from your employer. Utah does not require a set program.
(Optional) Pass a national certification exam (CMA-AAMA, RMA-AMT, CCMA-NHA or NCMA-NCCT). Utah does not require one.
If you will take x-rays, pass the ARRT Limited Scope exam and apply to DOPL for a Radiology Practical Technician license.
Work under a physician's indirect supervision on tasks the physician delegates. You may give vaccines under the physician's general supervision.

Training and exam

Training: No state-mandated medical assistant program. Utah Code 58-67-305(6) lets a physician delegate tasks in line with the standards and ethics of the practice of medicine; the law does not set training hours. For nonablative cosmetic hair-removal procedures, Utah Code 58-1-506 (effective January 1, 2026) requires a medical assistant to have documented education and experience of at least 80 hours.

Exam: No state medical assistant exam; national certification is voluntary in Utah. To take x-rays, a Radiology Practical Technician must pass the ARRT Limited Scope exam (core and at least one additional section) or the ARRT Bone Densitometry Equipment Operators exam.

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What it costs in Utah

Fixed amounts are set by the state. Items marked “your quote” are priced by private sellers, so enter what you’re quoted.

Medical assistant training tuition(optional)$
Radiology Practical Technician license application (DOPL), only if you take x-rays(optional)$70
ARRT Limited Scope exam, only if you take x-rays(optional)$

Estimated total in Utah$0

Cost details from the state

ARRT Limited Scope or Bone Densitometry exam fee, paid to ARRT, only if you take x-rays.
Radiology Practical Technician licenses expire May 31 of odd years and need 10 hours of approved professional education to renew.
Medical assistant training tuition and national certification exam fees, if you choose them, vary.

Good to know in Utah

What a medical assistant can do in Utah: Under Utah Code 58-67-305(6), a medical assistant may give vaccines under a physician's general supervision, and may do other tasks a physician appropriately delegates under the physician's indirect supervision. Under 58-1-506, a qualified medical assistant is in delegation group B for nonablative cosmetic hair removal, which requires the supervisor to be present in the facility (indirect supervision).

What a medical assistant cannot do: 58-67-305(6) bars medical assistants from performing surgical procedures, prescribing prescription medications, giving anesthesia other than a local anesthetic for minor procedures, and other practices DOPL defines by rule.

X-ray: Utah Code 58-54-301 says no one may practice radiologic technology unless licensed or exempt. A Radiology Practical Technician license may be issued for a specialty type or limited practice. Apply through DOPL after passing the ARRT exam.

Other cosmetic procedures: For nonablative cosmetic procedures other than hair removal, Utah Code 58-1-506(3) lets the supervising physician or APRN delegate only to a registered nurse, master esthetician, physician assistant, esthetician or practical nurse. A medical assistant may not perform them.

Sources

General information, not legal advice. Fees and rules change — confirm with Utah Division of Professional Licensing (DOPL); Utah Medical Practice Act, Utah Code 58-67-102 and 58-67-305(6) before you apply.