58-17b-804.  Qualifications for licensure as a dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacy.

(1)  An applicant for a license as a dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacy shall comply with Section 58-17b-306.

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-804

  • board: means the Utah State Board of Pharmacy created in Section 58-17b-201. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Dispensing medical practitioner: means an individual who is:
(a) currently licensed as:
(i) a physician and surgeon under Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;
(ii) an osteopathic physician and surgeon under Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;
(iii) a physician assistant under Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act;
(iv) a nurse practitioner under Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act; or
(v) an optometrist under Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act, if the optometrist is acting within the scope of practice for an optometrist; and
(b) licensed by the division under the Pharmacy Practice Act to engage in the practice of a dispensing medical practitioner. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacy: means a closed-door pharmacy located within a licensed dispensing medical practitioner's place of practice. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Pharmacist-in-charge: means a pharmacist currently licensed in good standing who accepts responsibility for the operation of a pharmacy in conformance with all laws and rules pertinent to the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of drugs, and who is personally in full and actual charge of the pharmacy and all personnel. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Pharmacy: means any place where:
    (a) drugs are dispensed;
    (b) pharmaceutical care is provided;
    (c) drugs are processed or handled for eventual use by a patient; or
    (d) drugs are used for the purpose of analysis or research. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Practitioner: means an individual currently licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the appropriate jurisdiction to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • (2) 

    (a)  Notwithstanding Section 58-17b-302, a pharmacy licensed under this part is not required to have a pharmacist-in-charge if:

    (i)  the pharmacy has designated a dispensing medical practitioner as responsible for all activities of the pharmacy; and

    (ii)  the pharmacy complies with administrative rules adopted by the division in consultation with the Board of Pharmacy and the governing bodies of the practitioners described in Subsection 58-17b-102(23)(a).

    (b)  Notwithstanding Subsection 58-17b-306(1)(e), the division, in consultation with the Board of Pharmacy and the governing boards of the practitioners described in Subsection 58-17b-102(23)(a), may modify the operating standards for a dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacy.

    Enacted by Chapter 72, 2014 General Session