Utah § 58-17b-610.6 Hospital pharmacy dispensing prescription drugs.

Utah Statutes

§ 58-17b-610.6 — Hospital pharmacy dispensing prescription drugs.

Utah § 58-17b-610.6

Title 58Occupations and Professions

Ch. 58-17bPharmacy Practice Act

Part 58-17b-6Regulation of the Practice of Pharmacy Operating Standards

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Utah Code Ann. § 58-17b-610.6 (2026).

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(1)As used in this section, "controlled substance" means a substance classified as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, Title II, Pub. L. No. 91-513 et seq., or Section 58-37-4.

(2)(2)(a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), the division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in consultation with hospital pharmacies, to establish guidelines under which a hospital pharmacy may dispense a limited supply of a prescription drug to an individual who is no longer a patient in the hospital setting if:

(2)(a)(i) the individual is discharged from the hospital on the same day that the hospital pharmacy dispenses the prescription drug to the individual;

(2)(a)(ii) in the professional judgment of the practitioner, dispensing the

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(1) As used in this section, "controlled substance" means a substance classified as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, Title II, Pub. L. No. 91-513 et seq., or Section 58-37-4.
(2) (2)(a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), the division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in consultation with hospital pharmacies, to establish guidelines under which a hospital pharmacy may dispense a limited supply of a prescription drug to an individual who is no longer a patient in the hospital setting if:
(2)(a)(i) the individual is discharged from the hospital on the same day that the hospital pharmacy dispenses the prescription drug to the individual;
(2)(a)(ii) in the professional judgment of the practitioner, dispensing the drug is necessary for the patient's immediate needs;
(2)(a)(iii) the class A pharmacy with which the patient has an established pharmacy-patient relationship:
(2)(a)(iii)(A) is not open at the time of the patient's discharge; or
(2)(a)(iii)(B) unable to dispense the medication for any reason;
(2)(a)(iv) the hospital pharmacy dispenses a quantity of the prescription drug that is not more than a 72-hour supply; and
(2)(a)(v) dispensing the prescription drug complies with protocols established by the hospital pharmacy.
(2)(b) (2)(b)(i) A hospital pharmacy may dispense an opioid antagonist to a patient without satisfying Subsection (2)(a)(iii).
(2)(b)(ii) A hospital pharmacy that dispenses an opioid antagonist to a patient under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall accept as payment the wholesale acquisition cost at the time of dispensing.
(3) A hospital pharmacy, or a practitioner or pharmacist in the hospital, may dispense a prescription drug in accordance with rules made under Subsection (2).