Utah § 58-88-202 - Dispensing practice -- Drugs that may be dispensed -- Limitations and exceptions.
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§ 58-88-202. Dispensing practice -- Drugs that may be dispensed -- Limitations and exceptions.
Effective 5/6/2026 58-88-202.
Dispensing practice -- Drugs that may be dispensed -- Limitations and exceptions.
(1)
Notwithstanding Section 58-17b-302, a dispensing practitioner may dispense a drug at a licensed dispensing practice if the drug is:
(a)
packaged in a fixed quantity per package by:
(i)
the drug manufacturer;
(ii)
a pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor; or
(iii)
a pharmacy licensed under Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act;
(b)
dispensed:
(i)
at a licensed dispensing practice at which the dispensing practitioner regularly practices; and
(ii)
under a prescription issued by the dispensing practitioner to the dispensing practitioner's patient;
(c)
except as provided in Subsection (6), for a condition that is not expected to last longer than 30 days; and
(d)
for a condition for which the patient has been evaluated by the dispensing practitioner on the same day on which the dispensing practitioner dispenses the drug.
(2)
A dispensing practitioner may not dispense:
(a)
a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-101;
(b)
a drug or class of drugs that is designated by the division under Subsection 58-88-205(2); or
(c)
a supply of a drug under this part that exceeds a 30-day supply.
(3)
A dispensing practitioner may not make a claim against workers' compensation or automobile insurance for a drug dispensed under this part for outpatient use unless the dispensing practitioner is contracted with a pharmacy network established by the claim payor.
(4)
When a dispensing practitioner dispenses a drug to the patient under this part, a dispensing practitioner shall:
(a)
disclose to the patient verbally and in writing that the patient is not required to fill the prescription through the licensed dispensing practice and that the patient has a right to fill the prescription through a pharmacy; and
(b)
if the patient will be responsible to pay cash for the drug, disclose:
(i)
that the patient will be responsible to pay cash for the drug; and
(ii)
the amount that the patient will be charged by the licensed dispensing practice for the drug.
(5)
This part does not:
(a)
require a dispensing practitioner to dispense a drug under this part;
(b)
limit a health care prescriber from dispensing under Chapter 17b, Part 8, Dispensing Medical Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy; or
(c)
apply to a physician who dispenses:
(i)
a drug sample, as defined in Section 58-17b-102, to a patient in accordance with Section 58-1-501.3 or Section 58-17b-610; or
(ii)
a drug in an emergency situation as defined by the division in rule under Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act.
(6)
A dispensing practitioner that is a dentist may dispense prescription fluoride medication regardless of whether the condition the fluoride is treating will last longer than 30 days.
Section 58-88-202 ("Dispensing practice -- Drugs that may be dispensed -- Limitations and exceptions.") 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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