Utah § 17b-608.2 - Insulin prescriptions and diabetes supplies.
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§ 17b-608.2. Insulin prescriptions and diabetes supplies.
Effective 5/4/2022 58-17b-608.2.
Insulin prescriptions and diabetes supplies.
(1)
As used in this section, "exhausted prescription" means a prescription for an insulin that the patient is currently using that:
(a)
expired no earlier than six months before the patient requests the pharmacist for a refill; or
(b)
is not expired and has no refills remaining.
(2)
If a valid prescription for insulin includes an authorization for one or more refills, a pharmacist may combine refills to dispense a supply for 100 days but may not exceed the total supply authorized by the refills.
(3)
Notwithstanding Section 58-17b-608 and Subsection (2), a pharmacist may, on an emergency basis, dispense a refill for an exhausted prescription based on the prescribing practitioner's instructions for the exhausted prescription in an amount up to a supply for 60 days.
(4)
A pharmacist may dispense insulin for an exhausted prescription described in Subsection (3) no more than one time per exhausted prescription.
(5)
Before a pharmacist may dispense insulin under Subsection (3), the pharmacist shall:
(a)
attempt to contact the prescribing practitioner to inform the prescribing practitioner that the patient's prescription has expired; and
(b)
notify the patient of the outcome of the attempt described in Subsection (5)(a).
(6)
Within 30 days after the day on which a pharmacist dispenses insulin under Subsection (3), the pharmacist shall inform the prescribing practitioner of:
(a)
the amount of insulin dispensed; and
(b)
the type of insulin dispensed.
(7)
A pharmacist may dispense a therapeutic equivalent when filling a prescription for:
Section 17b-608.2 ("Insulin prescriptions and diabetes supplies.") is part of the Utah Code, the codified statutory law of Utah. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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