Utah § 26B-4-510 Standing prescription drug orders for an opiate antagonist.

Utah Statutes

§ 26B-4-510 — Standing prescription drug orders for an opiate antagonist.

Utah § 26B-4-510

Title 26BUtah Health and Human Services Code

Ch. 26B-4Health Care - Delivery and Access

Part 26B-4-5Treatment Access

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Utah Code Ann. § 26B-4-510 (2026).

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(1)Notwithstanding Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, a person licensed under Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, to dispense an opiate antagonist may dispense the opiate antagonist:

(1)(a) pursuant to a standing prescription drug order made in accordance with Subsection (2); and

(1)(b) without any other prescription drug order from a person licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist.

(2)A physician who is licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist, including a physician acting in the physician's capacity as an employee of the department, or a medical director of a local health department, as defined in Section 26B-4-512, may issue a standing prescription drug order authorizing the dispensing of the opiate antagonist under Subsection (1) in accordance with a protoco

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(1) Notwithstanding Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, a person licensed under Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, to dispense an opiate antagonist may dispense the opiate antagonist:

(1)(a) pursuant to a standing prescription drug order made in accordance with Subsection (2); and
(1)(b) without any other prescription drug order from a person licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist.
(2) A physician who is licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist, including a physician acting in the physician's capacity as an employee of the department, or a medical director of a local health department, as defined in Section 26B-4-512, may issue a standing prescription drug order authorizing the dispensing of the opiate antagonist under Subsection (1) in accordance with a protocol that:

(2)(a) limits dispensing of the opiate antagonist to:
(2)(a)(i) an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event;
(2)(a)(ii) a family member of, friend of, or other person, including a person described in Subsections 26B-4-512(1)(a)(i)(A) through (1)(a)(i)(F), that is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; or
(2)(a)(iii) an overdose outreach provider for:

(2)(a)(iii)(A) furnishing to an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, or to a family member of, friend of, or other individual who is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, as provided in Section 26B-4-511; or
(2)(a)(iii)(B) administering to an individual experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event;
(2)(b) requires the physician to specify the persons, by professional license number, authorized to dispense the opiate antagonist;
(2)(c) requires the physician to review at least annually the dispensing practices of those authorized by the physician to dispense the opiate antagonist;
(2)(d) requires those authorized by the physician to dispense the opiate antagonist to make and retain a record of each person to whom the opiate antagonist is dispensed, which shall include:
(2)(d)(i) the name of the person;
(2)(d)(ii) the drug dispensed; and
(2)(d)(iii) other relevant information; and
(2)(e) is approved by the Division of Professional Licensing within the Department of Commerce by administrative rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.