Utah Division of Professional Licensing

Disciplinary Actions

Every licensed professional Utah has disciplined, newest first. Each entry links to the signed order, and the detailed ones are read straight from it.

1,138 actions · 2024–2026 · 826 orders linked

Showing cases summarised from the signed order. The rest carry the Division’s one-line summary until their order is read — .

  1. Joshua Levi Bybee

    Apprentice Electrician · Pleasant Grove, Utah

    Two felony DUIs later, the state hands over the wire strippers on probation.

    In applying for an apprentice electrician license, Bybee disclosed a string of convictions: an August 28, 2017 guilty plea to Retail Theft, a third degree felony (probation revoked in 2018 and a zero-to-five-year prison sentence imposed); a March 15, 2018 guilty plea to Retail Theft, a class A misdemeanor (probation also violated, original sentence served at Utah State Prison); a July 9, 2018 guilty plea to DUI, a third degree felony, plus two counts of Attempted Possession or Use of a Controlled Substance; a June 22, 2021 guilty plea to Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia; and an April 19, 2023 guilty plea to a second DUI, a third degree felony, with another zero-to-five-year prison term.

    • On August 28, 2017, Respondent pleaded guilty to Retail Theft, a third degree felony, in Provo District Court, and was sentenced October 23, 2017 to zero to five years in prison, stayed with 36 months probation.
    • On July 9, 2018, the court found Respondent violated probation and imposed the original prison sentence of zero to five years.
    • On March 15, 2018, Respondent pleaded guilty to one count of Retail Theft, a class A misdemeanor, in Salt Lake District Court; the 365-day jail sentence was suspended with 36 months probation.
    • On August 2, 2018, Respondent admitted violating that probation and the original sentence was imposed, which he elected to serve at the Utah State Prison.
    • On July 9, 2018, Respondent pleaded guilty to Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, a third degree felony, and two counts of Attempted Possession or Use of a Controlled Substance, class B misdemeanors, and was sentenced to zero to five years in prison.
    • On June 22, 2021, Respondent pleaded guilty to Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a class B misdemeanor, in Lehi Justice Court, receiving a fine and six months of court-supervised probation.
    • On April 19, 2023, Respondent pleaded guilty to a second Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, a third degree felony, and was sentenced to zero to five years in prison.
    • Respondent's conduct constitutes unprofessional conduct under Utah Code Ann. 58-1-501.

    Sanction

    License to practice as an apprentice electrician issued and immediately placed on probation for three years, with terms carrying over to any journeyman or master license he later earns. Terms: meet with Division Compliance Specialist within two weeks; quarterly Commission meetings; written compliance plan naming his substance use disorder evaluator, prescribing practitioner and pharmacy; substance use disorder evaluation within 90 days (initial appointment within 45 days); psychological or psychosexual evaluation if the Division directs; completion of all recommended treatment; no work at any residence or job site where a person under 18 is present unless accompanied by his supervisor or an adult coworker; total abstinence from alcohol, controlled substances and non-prescribed drugs including medical cannabis; daily call-in random drug and alcohol testing at his own expense, with creatinine below 20 mg/dL treated as non-negative; no hemp products, poppy seeds, mouthwash or alcohol-containing cosmetics; one prescriber and one pharmacy; support group attendance of at least two meetings per month if a substance use disorder is found; employer and school notification and employer reports; notification of arrests, charges, other discipline, treatment admissions, name, address and employment changes; probation extended until all criminal sanctions are completed; suspension if he does not work as an apprentice electrician for a year.

  2. Steve Baker

    Chiropractic Physician · Spanish Fork, Utah

    Restored

    The order contains no description of underlying conduct. It states only that Steve Baker satisfied the terms and conditions of the Division's Findings, Conclusions, Recommendation, and Order dated December 6, 2024, in case DOPL-2022-95.

    • Respondent satisfied the terms and conditions set forth in the Division's Findings, Conclusions, Recommendation, and Order dated December 6, 2024.

    Outcome

    No new sanction. The probation and conditions on the chiropractic physician license are terminated and the license is reinstated with full privileges effective June 3, 2026.

  3. Kristine Louise Lublin

    Clinical Mental Health Counselor · Salt Lake City, Utah

    The security footage kept better session notes than she did.

    Lublin, a licensed clinical mental health counselor, was terminated from Valley Behavioral Health in October 2025 for improper billing practices. Investigators found 21 instances where her billed time did not match the facility's security footage: 11 instances totaling 700 minutes billed with no services provided to clients, and 10 instances totaling 286 minutes billed beyond the actual time spent with clients.

    • Respondent was first licensed as a clinical mental health counselor in Utah on or about August 30, 2005.
    • In October 2025, Respondent was terminated from Valley Behavioral Health for improper billing practices.
    • The Division identified 21 instances in which Respondent's billed time did not match the facility's security footage.
    • In 11 of those instances, 700 minutes were billed although no services were provided to clients.
    • In the remaining 10 instances, 286 minutes were billed for time beyond the actual time spent with clients.
    • Respondent's conduct constitutes unprofessional conduct under Utah Code § 58-1-501(2)(a)(i), (ii), and (viii) and Utah Admin. Code R156-60e-502.1(5)(a) and (b).

    Sanction

    Pre-adjudication settlement in which Respondent surrenders her clinical mental health counselor license and forfeits all residual rights to practice, with no refund of license or renewal fees. She may not reapply for licensure as any type of mental health professional in Utah for five years from the effective date, and relicensure is not guaranteed. Respondent waives administrative and judicial review. Order signed June 1, 2026.

  4. Keith Timothy Einfeldt

    Clinical Social Worker · Cedar City, Utah

    The therapeutic relationship expanded to include chores, an heirloom, and safekeeping her will.

    Einfeldt, licensed as a clinical social worker in Utah since December 11, 1995, admitted to professional boundary violations and a dual relationship with a client. He helped with chores at the client's home, stored the client's key and her will at his office, gave the client a personal family heirloom, and involved himself in the legal affairs of the client's family members.

    • Respondent was first licensed as a clinical social worker in Utah on or about December 11, 1995.
    • Respondent engaged in professional boundary violations and maintained a dual relationship with a client.
    • The conduct included helping with chores at the client's home, storing the client's key and her will at Respondent's office, giving the client a personal family heirloom, and involving himself in the legal affairs of the client's family members.
    • The Division found this conduct to be unprofessional conduct under Utah Code § 58-1-501(2)(a)(i) and (ii) and Utah Admin. Code R156-60e-502.1(6) and (9)(a).

    Sanction

    Pre-adjudication settlement in which Respondent surrenders his clinical social worker license and all residual rights, forfeiting any right to practice in Utah, with no refund of license or renewal fees. He may not reapply for licensure as any type of mental health professional in Utah until five years have elapsed from the effective date, with no guarantee of relicensure. Respondent waives adjudication and all administrative and judicial review; the agreement is a public document reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank.

  5. David Snow Schwendiman

    Registered Nurse · West Jordan, Utah

    While working at a care facility in Salt Lake County on or about February 14, 2025, Schwendiman knowingly and intentionally ripped away a walker being used by a vulnerable adult, causing her to lose her balance and fall. She sustained bruising to her legs and face. He pleaded guilty on January 20, 2026 to Intentional Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult, a Class A misdemeanor.

    • First licensed as a Registered Nurse in Utah on May 14, 2008.
    • Charged by information on July 17, 2025 in Third Judicial District Court, Salt Lake County, for conduct occurring on or about February 14, 2025 (Case No. 251908571).
    • Entered a non-disciplinary limitation agreement on July 30, 2025 agreeing not to practice as a Registered Nurse until the criminal charges were resolved (DOPL-2025-329).
    • Pleaded guilty on January 20, 2026 to Intentional Abuse or Neglect of a Vulnerable Adult, a Class A misdemeanor, under Utah Code 76-5-111.
    • In his statement supporting the plea, he admitted knowingly and intentionally ripping away a vulnerable adult's walker, causing her to fall and sustain bruising to her legs and face.
    • The conduct constitutes unprofessional conduct under Utah Code 58-1-501(2)(a)(i), (ii), (iii) and (xi).

    Sanction

    Surrender of the Registered Nurse license and all residual rights, forfeiting any right to practice as a Registered Nurse in Utah. May not reapply for licensure for five years from the effective date, and only after completing all criminal sanctions including probation or parole, paying any outstanding administrative penalties or fines, and paying costs of compliance. No guarantee of relicensure. Reported as a disciplinary action, including to databases such as the National Practitioner Data Bank.

  6. Brightsun Energy Az LLC

    Contractor · Orem, Utah

    Brightsun Energy AZ LLC's licensed qualifier ceased association with the company on or before 1/5/2026, and the company did not replace the qualifier within the 60 days required by Utah Code § 58-55-304(6). It also did not respond to the Notice of Agency Action filed March 19, 2026.

    • The Division filed a Notice of Agency Action on March 19, 2026.
    • Division records indicate the qualifier ceased association with Respondent on or before 1/5/2026.
    • Respondent failed to replace its qualifier in the classification within 60 days as required by Utah Code § 58-55-304(6).
    • Respondent failed to respond to the Notice of Agency Action, supporting entry of default.
    • Respondent no longer meets the qualifications for licensure under Utah Code § 58-55-304(3)-(5).

    Sanction

    Default entered; contractor license No. 14197878-5501 revoked effective the date the order was signed (05/27/2026). A defaulted party may move to set aside the default under U.C.A. § 63G-4-209.

  7. Joshua Levi Bybee

    Apprentice Electrician · Pleasant Grove, Utah

    Five convictions, two prison commitments, one new electrician license.

    Bybee applied for an apprentice electrician license with five criminal convictions between 2017 and 2023: a third degree felony Retail Theft (Provo, 2017), a Class A misdemeanor Retail Theft (Salt Lake, 2018), a third degree felony Driving Under the Influence plus two counts of Attempted Possession or Use of a Controlled Substance (Provo, 2018), Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Lehi Justice Court, 2021), and a second third degree felony Driving Under the Influence (Provo, 2023). He violated probation twice and served prison time on the original stayed sentences.

    • On August 28, 2017, Respondent pleaded guilty to Retail Theft, a Third Degree Felony, in Provo District Court, case no. 171400810; he was sentenced to zero to five years in prison, stayed, with 36 months probation.
    • On July 9, 2018, the court found Respondent violated probation and imposed the original prison sentence of zero to five years.
    • On March 15, 2018, Respondent pleaded guilty to one count of Retail Theft, a Class A Misdemeanor, in Salt Lake District Court, case no. 171403860; 365 days jail suspended with 36 months probation.
    • On August 2, 2018, Respondent admitted violating that probation and the court imposed the original sentence, which he elected to serve at the Utah State Prison.
    • On July 9, 2018, Respondent pleaded guilty to Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, a Third Degree Felony, and two counts of Attempted Possession or Use of a Controlled Substance, Class B Misdemeanors, in Provo District Court, case no. 181401790, and was sentenced to zero to five years in prison.
    • On June 22, 2021, Respondent pleaded guilty to Use or Possession of Drug Paraphernalia, a Class B Misdemeanor, in Lehi Justice Court, case no. 211000106, receiving a fine and six months of court-supervised probation.
    • On April 19, 2023, Respondent pleaded guilty to a second Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs, a Third Degree Felony, in Provo District Court, case no. 221403172, and was sentenced to zero to five years in prison.
    • Respondent's conduct constitutes "unprofessional conduct" under Utah Code Ann. 58-1-501.

    Sanction

    Apprentice electrician license issued but immediately placed on probation for three years, with terms carrying over to any future journeyman or master electrician license. Conditions include meeting a Division compliance specialist within two weeks, quarterly meetings with the Construction Services Commission, a written compliance plan, a substance use disorder evaluation within 90 days (initial appointment within 45 days), possible psychological or psychosexual evaluation, completion of all treatment recommendations, total abstinence from alcohol and non-prescribed controlled substances, random drug and alcohol testing at his own expense with daily check-ins, no hemp or poppy seed products, one prescriber and one pharmacy only, support group attendance of at least two meetings per month if a substance use disorder is found, employer and school notification, monthly then quarterly reports, completion of all criminal sanctions before probation ends, and a restriction against working at any residence or job site where a person under 18 is present unless accompanied by his supervisor or an adult coworker.

  8. Pine Creek Builders, L.L.C.

    Contractor · Lehi, Utah

    Pine Creek Builders, L.L.C., owned and qualified by Dallas Lane Eastman, was hired on or about May 18, 2025 for a $164,998.90 remodel and roofing project in Millcreek, Utah, and collected deposits of $49,499.67 (May 20, 2025) and $19,500 (August 22, 2025) by wire transfer. Some demolition was begun but the project was not completed, and the company failed to pay a subcontractor and a supplier, who each sent Notices of Lien to the homeowner. The homeowner paid the subcontractor and supplier directly to avoid the liens and sent a Notice of Termination on January 30, 2026.

    • Licensed as a contractor in Utah since on or about September 14, 2021; the license expired November 30, 2025.
    • Dallas Lane Eastman is the owner and qualifier of the Respondent license.
    • Hired on or about May 18, 2025 for a remodel and roofing project in Millcreek, Utah costing $164,998.90.
    • Two wire transfers were made as deposits: $49,499.67 on May 20, 2025 and $19,500 on August 22, 2025.
    • Some demolition was begun, but Respondent failed to complete the project, resulting in two Notices of Liens sent to the homeowner for failure to pay a subcontractor and supplier.
    • The homeowner paid the subcontractor and supplier directly to avoid placement of the liens.
    • The homeowner sent a Notice of Termination to Respondent on January 30, 2026.
    • Respondent notified a Division Investigator that he agrees to a disciplinary surrender of the residual rights to reinstate the license.
    • Conduct constituted unprofessional conduct under Utah Code § 58-55-502(4)(a) for abandoning the project.
    • Conduct constituted unlawful conduct under Utah Code § 58-55-501(13) for failure to pay the subcontractor and supplier.

    Sanction

    Disciplinary surrender of the contractor license and all residual rights, forfeiting any right to practice as a contractor in Utah, with no refund of license or renewal fees. Respondent may not reapply for licensure for two years from the effective date, must pay any outstanding administrative penalties or fines in full before reapplication may be approved, and receives no guarantee of relicensure. The surrender may adversely affect future applications by the company's owners, officers, members, agents and qualifiers.

  9. Premium Concrete Construction LLC

    Contractor · Midvale, Utah

    Premium Concrete Construction LLC's qualifier ceased association with the company on or before 2/2/2026, and the company did not replace the qualifier within the 60 days required by Utah Code § 58-55-304(6). It also did not respond to the Notice of Agency Action filed April 21, 2026.

    • The Division filed a Notice of Agency Action on April 21, 2026.
    • Division records indicate the qualifier ceased association with Respondent on or before 2/2/2026.
    • Respondent failed to replace its qualifier in the classification within 60 days as required by Utah Code § 58-55-304(6).
    • Respondent failed to respond to the Notice of Agency Action, constituting a basis for default.
    • Respondent no longer meets the qualification for licensure.

    Sanction

    Default entered; contractor license No. 14232194-5501 revoked effective on the date the order was signed (05/27/2026).

  10. Edgepoint Landscape & Design LLC

    Contractor · Springville, Utah

    According to Division records, Edgepoint Landscape & Design LLC failed to demonstrate and maintain financial responsibility as required for contractor licensure, and then failed to respond to the Notice of Agency Action filed on March 24, 2026.

    • The Division filed a Notice of Agency Action on March 24, 2026.
    • Division records show Respondent failed to demonstrate and maintain financial responsibility as required by Utah Code 58-55-306 and 58-55-502(1) and Utah Admin. Code R156-55a-306.
    • Respondent failed to respond to the Notice of Agency Action, a sufficient basis for entry of default.
    • Respondent no longer meets the qualifications for licensure.

    Sanction

    Default entered; contractor license no. 10495257-5501 revoked, effective immediately as of the date of signing (05/27/2026).

  11. Lion Energy Installation LLC

    Contractor · American Fork, Utah

    No qualifier, no response, no license.

    Lion Energy Installation LLC's licensed qualifier ceased association with the company on or before 1/12/2026, and the company did not replace the qualifier within the 60 days required by Utah Code § 58-55-304(6). It also failed to respond to the Notice of Agency Action filed March 24, 2026.

    • The Division filed a Notice of Agency Action on March 24, 2026.
    • Division records indicate the qualifier ceased association with Respondent on or before 1/12/2026.
    • Respondent failed to replace its qualifier in the classification within 60 days as required by Utah Code § 58-55-304(6).
    • Respondent failed to respond to the Notice of Agency Action, providing a basis for entry of default.
    • Respondent no longer meets the qualification for licensure under Utah Code § 58-55-304(3)-(5).

    Sanction

    Default entered; contractor license No. 13598152-5501 revoked, effective the date the order was signed (05/27/2026).

  12. Red’s Contracting LLC

    Contractor · Hurricane, Utah

    Red's Contracting LLC received funds from an owner or other person for a specific project and then failed to pay the full amounts due to subcontractors who performed work or furnished materials or services on that project within a reasonable time. The company did not respond to the Division's Notice of Agency Action.

    • The Division filed a Notice of Agency Action on March 19, 2026.
    • Division records show Respondent engaged in unlawful conduct under Utah Code § 58-55-501(13) by failing to pay subcontractors, having exercised unauthorized control over project funds received for that work.
    • Respondent failed to respond to the Notice of Agency Action.
    • Respondent's failure to respond is a sufficient basis for entry of default.

    Sanction

    Default entered; contractor license no. 14201929-5501 revoked, effective immediately as of the date of signing (05/27/2026). Order adopted by the Construction Services Commission.

  13. Highland Prime LLC

    Contractor · Salt Lake City, Utah

    Six judgments, one tax lien, and no reply to the extension email.

    Highland Prime LLC, a licensed contractor, failed to maintain financial responsibility, carrying six outstanding judgments and one tax lien. After the Division granted an extension to resolve one of the obligations (Case 250909384, which went to default judgment on January 26, 2026) and directed an update by May 15, 2026, the company did not respond.

    • The Division filed a Notice of Agency Action on August 11, 2025.
    • Division records showed six outstanding judgments and one tax lien against the respondent.
    • The respondent submitted a written response to the Notice of Agency Action on or about September 17, 2025, which the Division found insufficient to satisfy the allegations.
    • On April 29, 2026, the Division emailed the respondent an extension to remedy the obligation in Case 250909384, which had resulted in a default judgment against the respondent on January 26, 2026.
    • The respondent was directed to provide an update by May 15, 2026, and no response was received.
    • The respondent's license expired on November 30, 2025.
    • The respondent engaged in unprofessional conduct under Utah Code § 58-55-501(13) for failure to maintain financial responsibility.

    Sanction

    Contractor license revoked, effective immediately upon signing. Order adopted by the Construction Services Commission on May 27, 2026.

  14. Darryl Byron Pearson

    Nursing · Eagle Mountain, Utah

    Restored

    The order recites only that Darryl Byron Pearson, a registered nurse, satisfied the terms and conditions of a Stipulation and Order dated May 24, 2023. No underlying conduct is described.

    • Respondent has satisfied the terms and conditions set forth in the Division's Stipulation and Order dated May 24, 2023.

    Outcome

    No new sanction. Respondent is deemed eligible for a multi-state compact license, and the license is reinstated with full privileges effective the date of the order, dated May 26, 2026.

  15. David Anthony Ruiz

    Barber · Springville, Utah

    Ruiz, a licensed Utah barber, was charged in August 2024 with Forcible Sexual Abuse, a second degree felony, and pleaded guilty on April 16, 2025 to Attempted Forcible Sexual Abuse, a third degree felony. In his Statement in Support of Guilty Plea he admitted attempting to touch a female individual's breast without consent and with intent to gratify his sexual desire.

    • Ruiz was first licensed as a barber in Utah on April 3, 2015, License No. 9333080-1115.
    • The Division served a Notice of Agency Action on April 6, 2026, and an informal adjudicative proceeding was held May 11, 2026, at which Ruiz appeared by teleconference and represented himself.
    • On August 19, 2024, Ruiz was charged in the Fourth Judicial District Court with Forcible Sexual Abuse, a second degree felony, Case No. 241402776 in Provo; the case was transferred to American Fork as Case No. 241100999.
    • On April 16, 2025, Ruiz pleaded guilty to Attempted Forcible Sexual Abuse, a third degree felony.
    • Ruiz admitted in his guilty plea statement that he attempted to touch the breast of a female individual without consent and with intent to gratify his sexual desire.
    • On May 28, 2025, the court sentenced him to 1 day in jail with credit for time served, a $553.00 fine, 48 months' probation, and other conditions supervised through Adult Probation and Parole.
    • Barbering requires direct, close physical contact with the public, and the conviction bears a substantial relationship to a barber's ability to safely or competently practice.

    Sanction

    Barber license revoked immediately, together with all residual rights. Ruiz may not reapply for any DOPL-regulated license for three years from the date of the Order. Within three months preceding any reapplication he must undergo a psychosexual and fitness for duty evaluation by a Division-preapproved evaluator, with results submitted to the Division and containing a clear statement whether he is fit to resume practice as a barber. All criminal sanctions must be resolved before applying.

  16. Diane Sweat

    Pharmacy · Heber City, Utah

    Under a February 25, 2026 Disciplinary Agreement, Sweat was required to submit to evaluations as part of her rehabilitation. She submitted evaluations, but the Division did not accept them because they did not represent that she is "fit to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse".

    • Respondent was required by the February 25, 2026 Disciplinary Agreement to submit to evaluations as part of her rehabilitation.
    • The evaluations were received but not accepted by the Division because they did not represent that Respondent is fit to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
    • Under the terms of the Disciplinary Agreement, the license is automatically suspended in that circumstance.

    Sanction

    License to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse suspended effective the date of the Order, with a prohibition on practicing as an LPN; the suspension remains in place until Respondent submits future evaluations that fully meet the requirements of the February 25, 2026 Disciplinary Agreement.

  17. Megan Hayes

    Nursing · Logan, Utah

    While operating a medical-aesthetics business, Hayes solicited charitable donations through Venmo that were never passed on to the named charities, obtained expensive medical equipment through false claims about payment, misrepresented that SBA funding or wire transfers were approved or imminent, pledged equipment as collateral she did not own free and clear, and issued checks that bounced — all while spending heavily on travel, concerts, luxury purchases and sporting events. The Cache County Attorney's Office charged 54 criminal offenses, and she pleaded guilty to four second-degree felonies.

    • The Division first licensed Hayes as a Registered Nurse in Utah on or about January 31, 2018, with multistate privileges under the Nurse Licensure Compact.
    • On or about September 11, 2025, the Cache County Attorney's Office filed a criminal information alleging fifty-four (54) criminal offenses.
    • The information alleged she solicited charitable donations through Venmo that were never passed on to the named charities.
    • The information alleged she obtained expensive medical equipment through false claims about payment and pledged equipment as collateral she did not own free and clear.
    • The information alleged she misrepresented to vendors, lenders and acquaintances that SBA funding, financing or wire transfers were approved or imminent when they were not, and issued checks that bounced.
    • At the same time she was continuing to spend heavily on travel, concerts, luxury purchases, and sporting events.
    • On March 9, 2026, she pleaded guilty to Pattern of Unlawful Activity, Communications Fraud (value more than $5,000), Securities Fraud, and Issuing a Bad Check or Draft (value more than $5,000), all second degree felonies.
    • Sentencing was scheduled for May 1, 2026.
    • The conduct constitutes unprofessional conduct under Utah Code Ann. § 58-1-501(2)(a).

    Sanction

    Surrender of the Registered Nurse license and all residual rights, forfeiting any right to practice as a Registered Nurse in Utah. May not reapply for five (5) years from the effective date, and then only after resolving all criminal sanctions, paying any outstanding administrative fines in full, and paying costs of compliance. No guarantee of relicensure. She also agreed not to make public statements suggesting the agreement lacks a factual basis, and waived administrative and judicial review.

  18. Michelle M. Herring

    Nursing · Spanish Fork, Utah

    While on five-year probation imposed in May 2025 for unprofessional conduct, Herring tested positive for drugs or alcohol on six occasions between July 3 and October 2, 2025, missed five required tests in September and October 2025, and did not submit proof of completing the recommended ASAM Level 3 residential treatment. She has submitted no drug or alcohol test since October 2025.

    • The Division first licensed Herring as a Registered Nurse under the Nurse Licensure Compact on February 5, 2014.
    • On May 14, 2025, the Division entered a disciplinary order placing her license on probation for five years, with terms requiring abstention from drugs and alcohol, drug and alcohol testing, and ongoing therapy.
    • She tested positive for drugs or alcohol on six separate occasions: July 3, July 9, July 21, August 8, September 8, and October 2, 2025.
    • She failed to appear for required testing on five occasions: September 12, September 16, September 26, October 1, and October 8, 2025.
    • An evaluator recommended ASAM Level 3 residential treatment; she received a 45-day extension and still failed to submit proof of completion by the extended deadline.
    • On November 24, 2025, the Division suspended her license after an evaluation determined she was unfit to practice.
    • She has not submitted a drug or alcohol test since October 2025.
    • She admitted to the Board that she is not ready for "bedside" practice and needs time to heal herself.
    • The Division's attempts to bring her into compliance with probation have not been successful.

    Sanction

    License to practice as a Registered Nurse revoked, effective immediately. May not apply for any Division license for five years, and reapplication requires 12 consecutive months of voluntary drug and alcohol testing results preceding reapplication plus mental health, substance use disorder, and physical evaluations by Division-approved providers within the preceding 90 days, each stating she can safely resume practice as a registered nurse. Order considered disciplinary.

  19. Tasia Roth

    Mental health · American Fork, Utah

    The order describes no conduct. It amends a probationary condition from the February 12, 2026 Disciplinary Agreement, relaxing the supervision requirement for Respondent's clinical social work practice from indirect supervision to general supervision by a Division-approved licensed mental health therapist.

    Sanction

    Probationary condition amended so that Respondent may practice only under the general supervision of a licensed mental health therapist approved by the Division, effective the date of the Amended Order. All other conditions of the February 12, 2026 Disciplinary Agreement remain in effect.

  20. Marlo Pichardo

    Dental · Eagle, Idaho

    Documented a PDMP check that the PDMP had never heard of.

    Pichardo, a physician assistant, was reprimanded by the Idaho Board of Medicine (Case No. 1381814) for handling and forwarding packaged prescription medications directly to patients, failing to run a required PDMP review before issuing a Schedule II opioid prescription, and practicing outside her scope. She acknowledged prescribing controlled substances to her spouse and children, failed to establish provider-patient relationships or document clinical history before prescribing via virtual care, and documented that she had checked the PDMP for an opioid prescription when PDMP audit records showed no such query. On her March 15, 2026 Utah license renewal she answered 'no' to whether any disciplinary action was pending, five days after signing the Idaho order.

    • The Idaho Board of Medicine issued a stipulated agreement and disciplinary reprimand for unprofessional conduct regarding handling and forwarding packaged prescription medications directly to patients.
    • She failed to conduct a required Prescription Drug Monitoring Program review before issuing a prescription for a Schedule II opioid analgesic.
    • The Idaho order noted she provided care or performed services outside the scope of practice.
    • She acknowledged prescribing controlled substances to her spouse and children.
    • She failed to fully establish a provider-patient relationship and omitted or failed to document clinical history, current medications, assessments, or plans of care before providing virtual care and prescribing.
    • She failed to maintain adequate patient records for multiple patients, kept no records for the family members she treated, and documented a PDMP check that PDMP audit records did not reflect.
    • On or about March 15, 2026 she answered 'no' to the renewal question about pending investigations or disciplinary action; the Idaho case began in 2025 and she signed the Idaho order on March 10, 2026, making her answer false.

    Sanction

    Public reprimand against the physician assistant license. Respondent must successfully complete continuing education in ethics and professionalism, medical record keeping, and proper prescribing within one year of the Effective Date, in addition to regular CE requirements. Violation of any term may result in further limitation, sanction, or revocation. Reportable to the National Practitioner Data Bank.