Utah Code § 80-2-909

Any person who, under any law of this state other than this part or the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children established under Section 80-2-905, has authority to make or assist in making the placement of a child, shall continue to have the ability lawfully to make or assist in making that placement, and the provisions of Sections 26B-2-127, 26B-2-131, 26B-2-132, and 26B-2-708, Subsections 80-2-802(3)(a) and (4) and 80-2-803(1), (2), and (5) through (7), and Title 81, Chapter 13, Adoption, continue to apply.