58-17b-301. License required — License classifications for individuals.
(1)
A license is required to engage in the practice of pharmacy, telepharmacy, pharmacy technician, or dispensing medical practitioner except as specifically provided in Section 58-1-307 or 58-17b-309.
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-301
Dispensing medical practitioner: means an individual who is:
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
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
Practice of pharmacy: includes the following:
(a)
providing pharmaceutical care;
(b)
collaborative pharmacy practice in accordance with a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement;
(c)
compounding, packaging, labeling, dispensing, administering, and the coincident distribution of prescription drugs or devices, provided that the administration of a prescription drug or device is:
(i)
pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner when one is required by law; and
(ii)
in accordance with written guidelines or protocols:
(A)
established by the licensed facility in which the prescription drug or device is to be administered on an inpatient basis; or
(B)
approved by the division, in collaboration with the board and, when appropriate, the Physicians Licensing Board, created in Section 58-67-201, if the prescription drug or device is to be administered on an outpatient basis solely by a licensed pharmacist;
(d)
participating in drug utilization review;
(e)
ensuring proper and safe storage of drugs and devices;
(f)
maintaining records of drugs and devices in accordance with state and federal law and the standards and ethics of the profession;
(g)
providing information on drugs or devices, which may include advice relating to therapeutic values, potential hazards, and uses;
(h)
providing drug product equivalents;
(i)
supervising pharmacist's supportive personnel, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians;
(j)
providing patient counseling, including adverse and therapeutic effects of drugs;
(k)
providing emergency refills as defined by rule;
(l)
telepharmacy;
(m)
formulary management intervention;
(n)
prescribing and dispensing a self-administered hormonal contraceptive in accordance with 5; and
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)
The division shall issue to an individual who qualifies under this chapter a license in the classification of:
(a)
pharmacist;
(b)
pharmacy intern;
(c)
pharmacy technician;
(d)
dispensing medical practitioner; or
(e)
pharmacy technician trainee.
Amended by Chapter 72, 2014 General Session Amended by Chapter 385, 2014 General Session Amended by Chapter 385, 2014 General Session
