Utah § 37f-702 - Reporting prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose to a practitioner.
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§ 37f-702. Reporting prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose to a practitioner.
Effective 7/1/2026 58-37f-702.
Reporting prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose to a practitioner.
(1)
(a)
The division shall take the actions described in Subsection (1)(b) if the division receives a report from a general acute hospital under Section 26B-2-225 regarding admission to a general acute hospital for poisoning or overdose involving a prescribed controlled substance.
(b)
The division shall, within five business days after the day on which a report in Subsection (1)(a) is received:
(i)
attempt to identify, through the database, each practitioner who may have prescribed the controlled substance to the patient; and
(ii)
alert each practitioner identified under Subsection (1)(b)(i) concerning the information described in this Subsection (1).
(2)
(a)
When the division receives a report from the medical examiner under Section 26B-8-210 regarding a death caused by poisoning or overdose involving a prescribed controlled substance, for each practitioner the medical examiner identifies under Subsection 26B-8-210(1)(c), the division:
(i)
shall, within five business days after the day on which the division receives the report, provide the practitioner with a copy of the report; and
(ii)
may offer the practitioner an educational visit to review the report.
(b)
A practitioner may decline an educational visit described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii).
(c)
The division may not use, in a licensing investigation or action by the division:
(i)
information from an educational visit described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii); or
(ii)
a practitioner's decision to decline an educational visit described in Subsection (2)(a)(ii).
(3)
It is the intent of the Legislature that the information provided under Subsection (1) or (2) is provided for the purpose of assisting the practitioner in:
(a)
discussing with the patient or others issues relating to the poisoning or overdose;
(b)
advising the patient or others of measures that may be taken to avoid a future poisoning or overdose; and
(c)
making decisions regarding future prescriptions written for the patient or others.
Beginning on July 1, 2010, the division shall, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504, increase the licensing fee described in Subsection 58-37-105(1)(b) to pay the startup and ongoing costs of the division for complying with the requirements of this section.
Section 37f-702 ("Reporting prescribed controlled substance poisoning or overdose to a practitioner.") 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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