Utah Code 58-17b-303. Qualifications for licensure as a pharmacist

58-17b-303. Qualifications for licensure as a pharmacist.

(1)

An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist shall:

Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-303

board: means the Utah State Board of Pharmacy created in Section 58-17b-201. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. 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

(o)	issuing a prescription in accordance with Section 58-17b-627. See Utah Code 58-17b-102 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5 United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(a)	submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;

(b)	pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;

(c)	complete a criminal background check and be free from criminal convictions as described in Section 58-1-501;

(d)	have no physical or mental condition of a nature which prevents the applicant from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency, and safety to the public;

(e)	have graduated and received a professional entry degree from a school or college of pharmacy which is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education;

(f)	have completed an internship meeting standards established by division rule made in collaboration with the board; and

(g)	have successfully passed examinations required by division rule made in collaboration with the board.

(2)

An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist whose pharmacy education was completed at a foreign pharmacy school shall, in addition to the requirements under Subsections (1)(a) through (d), (f), and (g), obtain a certification of equivalency from a credentialing agency required by division rule made in collaboration with the board.

(3)

An applicant for a license by endorsement as a pharmacist under this section shall:

(a)	submit a written application in the form prescribed by the division;

(b)	pay the fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;

(c)	complete a criminal background check and be free from criminal convictions as described in Section 58-1-501;

(d)	have no physical or mental condition of a nature which prevents the applicant from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency, and safety to the public;

(e)	have lawfully practiced as a licensed pharmacist a minimum of 2,000 hours in the four years immediately preceding the date of application;

(f)	produce satisfactory evidence of completing the professional education required under Subsection (1);

(g)	be currently licensed in good standing as a pharmacist in another state, territory, or possession of the United States;

(h)	produce satisfactory evidence that the examination requirements are or were at the time the license was issued, equal to those of this state; and

(i)	pass the jurisprudence examination prescribed by division rule made in collaboration with the board.

Amended by Chapter 339, 2020 General Session

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