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Section 105 - Standing prescription drug orders for an opiate antagonist.

UT Code § 26-55-105 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Notwithstanding Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, a person licensed under Title 58, Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act, to dispense an opiate antagonist may dispense the opiate antagonist: (a) pursuant to a standing prescription drug order made in accordance with Subsection (2); and (b) without any other prescription drug order from a person licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist.

(a) pursuant to a standing prescription drug order made in accordance with Subsection (2); and

(b) without any other prescription drug order from a person licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist.

(2) A physician who is licensed to prescribe an opiate antagonist, including a physician acting in the physician's capacity as an employee of the department, or a medical director of a local health department, as defined in Section 26A-1-102, may issue a standing prescription drug order authorizing the dispensing of the opiate antagonist under Subsection (1) in accordance with a protocol that: (a) limits dispensing of the opiate antagonist to: (i) an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; (ii) a family member of, friend of, or other person, including a person described in Subsections 26-55-107(1)(a)(i)(A) through (1)(a)(i)(F), that is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; or (iii) an overdose outreach provider for: (A) furnishing to an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, or to a family member of, friend of, or other individual who is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, as provided in Section 26-55-106; or (B) administering to an individual experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; (b) requires the physician to specify the persons, by professional license number, authorized to dispense the opiate antagonist; (c) requires the physician to review at least annually the dispensing practices of those authorized by the physician to dispense the opiate antagonist; (d) requires those authorized by the physician to dispense the opiate antagonist to make and retain a record of each person to whom the opiate antagonist is dispensed, which shall include: (i) the name of the person; (ii) the drug dispensed; and (iii) other relevant information; and (e) is approved by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing within the Department of Commerce by administrative rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

(a) limits dispensing of the opiate antagonist to: (i) an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; (ii) a family member of, friend of, or other person, including a person described in Subsections 26-55-107(1)(a)(i)(A) through (1)(a)(i)(F), that is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; or (iii) an overdose outreach provider for: (A) furnishing to an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, or to a family member of, friend of, or other individual who is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, as provided in Section 26-55-106; or (B) administering to an individual experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event;

(i) an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event;

(ii) a family member of, friend of, or other person, including a person described in Subsections 26-55-107(1)(a)(i)(A) through (1)(a)(i)(F), that is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event; or

(iii) an overdose outreach provider for: (A) furnishing to an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, or to a family member of, friend of, or other individual who is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, as provided in Section 26-55-106; or (B) administering to an individual experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event;

(A) furnishing to an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, or to a family member of, friend of, or other individual who is in a position to assist an individual who is at increased risk of experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event, as provided in Section 26-55-106; or

(B) administering to an individual experiencing an opiate-related drug overdose event;

(b) requires the physician to specify the persons, by professional license number, authorized to dispense the opiate antagonist;

(c) requires the physician to review at least annually the dispensing practices of those authorized by the physician to dispense the opiate antagonist;

(d) requires those authorized by the physician to dispense the opiate antagonist to make and retain a record of each person to whom the opiate antagonist is dispensed, which shall include: (i) the name of the person; (ii) the drug dispensed; and (iii) other relevant information; and

(i) the name of the person;

(ii) the drug dispensed; and

(iii) other relevant information; and

(e) is approved by the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing within the Department of Commerce by administrative rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.

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Section 105 - Standing prescription drug orders for an opiate antagonist.