Full text of Utah Utah Code § 58-37-305 — High risk prescriptions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 58-37-305. High risk prescriptions.
Effective 5/6/2026 58-37-305.
High risk prescriptions.
(1)
As used in this section:
(a)
"Database" means the controlled substance database created in Section 58-37f-201.
(b)
"High risk prescription" means a prescription for an opiate or a benzodiazepine that is written to continue for longer than 30 consecutive days.
(2)
A practitioner who issues a high risk prescription to a patient shall, before issuing the high risk prescription to the patient, verify in the database that the patient does not have a high risk prescription from a different practitioner that is currently active.
(3)
If the database shows that the patient has received a high risk prescription that is currently active from a different practitioner, the practitioner may not issue a high risk prescription to the patient unless the practitioner:
(a)
contacts and consults with each practitioner who issued a high risk prescription that is currently active to the patient;
(b)
documents in the patient's medical record that the practitioner made contact with each practitioner in accordance with Subsection (3)(a); and
(c)
documents in the patient's medical record the reason why the practitioner believes that the patient needs multiple high risk prescriptions from different practitioners.
(4)
A practitioner shall satisfy the requirement described in Subsection (3) in a timely manner, which may be after the practitioner issues the high risk prescription to the patient.
Section 58-37-305 ("High risk prescriptions.") 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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