§ 58-17b-501 Unlawful conduct
§ 58-17b-502 Unprofessional conduct
§ 58-17b-502 v2 Unprofessional conduct
§ 58-17b-503 Exception to unprofessional conduct
§ 58-17b-504 Penalty for unlawful or unprofessional conduct — Fines — Citations
§ 58-17b-505 Educational and enforcement fund
§ 58-17b-506 Petitioning for reinstatement of licensure
§ 58-17b-507 Opiate antagonist — Immunity from liability — Exclusion from unlawful or unprofessional conduct

Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 17b > Part 5 - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties - Enforcement

  • Adjudicative proceeding: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Administering: means :
    (a) the direct application of a prescription drug or device, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or by any other means, to the body of a human patient or research subject by another person; or
    (b) the placement by a veterinarian with the owner or caretaker of an animal or group of animals of a prescription drug for the purpose of injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means directed to the body of the animal by the owner or caretaker in accordance with written or verbal directions of the veterinarian. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Adulterated drug or device: means a drug or device considered adulterated under 21 U. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • board: means the Utah State Board of Pharmacy created in Section 58-17b-201. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Compounding: means the preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a limited quantity drug, sterile product, or device:
    (i) as the result of a practitioner's prescription order or initiative based on the practitioner, patient, or pharmacist relationship in the course of professional practice;
    (ii) for the purpose of, or as an incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale or dispensing; or
    (iii) in anticipation of prescription drug orders based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Controlled substance: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Dispense: means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order or device or nonprescription drug or device under a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a patient, research subject, or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Drug: means :
    (i) a substance recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
    (ii) a substance that is required by any applicable federal or state law or rule to be dispensed by prescription only or is restricted to administration by practitioners only;
    (iii) a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; and
    (iv) substances intended for use as a component of any substance specified in Subsections (26)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability: means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, as defined in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Manufacturer: means a person or business physically located in Utah licensed to be engaged in the manufacturing of drugs or devices. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Person: means :Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. 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
  • Pharmacy intern: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in practice as a pharmacy intern. 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
  • 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
  • Prescription: means an order issued:
    (a) by a licensed practitioner in the course of that practitioner's professional practice or by collaborative pharmacy practice agreement; and
    (b) for a controlled substance or other prescription drug or device for use by a patient or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Prescription drug: means a drug that is required by federal or state law or rule to be dispensed only by prescription or is restricted to administration only by practitioners. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: includes an oral hormonal contraceptive, a hormonal vaginal ring, and a hormonal contraceptive patch. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • 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
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Supportive personnel: means unlicensed individuals who:
    (a) may assist a pharmacist, pharmacist preceptor, pharmacy intern, or licensed pharmacy technician in nonjudgmental duties not included in the definition of the practice of pharmacy, practice of a pharmacy intern, or practice of a licensed pharmacy technician, and as those duties may be further defined by division rule adopted in collaboration with the board; and
    (b) are supervised by a pharmacist in accordance with rules adopted by the division in collaboration with the board. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-17b-501. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Unprofessional conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-17b-502 and may be further defined by rule. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Writing: includes :Utah Code 68-3-12.5