Utah § 58-17b-613 Patient counseling.

Utah Statutes

§ 58-17b-613 — Patient counseling.

Utah § 58-17b-613

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-613 (2026).

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(1)A pharmacy shall verbally offer to counsel a patient or a patient's agent in a personal face-to-face discussion regarding each prescription drug dispensed, if the patient or patient's agent:

(1)(a) delivers the prescription in person to the pharmacist or pharmacy intern; or

(1)(b) receives the drug in person at the time it is dispensed at the pharmacy facility.

(2)A pharmacist or pharmacy intern at a pharmacy that receives a prescription from a patient by means other than personal delivery, and that dispenses a prescribed drug to the patient by means other than personal delivery, shall provide the patient with:

(2)(a) for a class D pharmacy, a toll-free telephone number at which the patient may contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for patient counseling regarding th

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(1) A pharmacy shall verbally offer to counsel a patient or a patient's agent in a personal face-to-face discussion regarding each prescription drug dispensed, if the patient or patient's agent:
(1)(a) delivers the prescription in person to the pharmacist or pharmacy intern; or
(1)(b) receives the drug in person at the time it is dispensed at the pharmacy facility.
(2) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern at a pharmacy that receives a prescription from a patient by means other than personal delivery, and that dispenses a prescribed drug to the patient by means other than personal delivery, shall provide the patient with:
(2)(a) for a class D pharmacy, a toll-free telephone number at which the patient may contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for patient counseling regarding the prescribed drug; or
(2)(b) for a class A pharmacy, a telephone number by which the patient may contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for patient counseling regarding the prescribed drug.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (1) and (2), a pharmacist or a pharmacy intern may:
(3)(a) provide patient counseling to an individual under the jurisdiction of the Utah Department of Corrections or a county detention facility via a written, telephone, or electronic communication; and
(3)(b) provide medication guides or package inserts via written communication.