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Utah Code § 31A-22-659

Provider administered drugs

Enacted by Chapter 323, 2023 General Session

(1) As used in this section:

(a) "Clinician-administered drug" means an outpatient prescription drug as defined in Section 58-17b-102 that:

(i) cannot reasonably be self-administered by the patient to whom the drug is prescribed or by an individual assisting the patient with self-administration;

(ii) is typically administered:

(A) by a health care provider; and

(B) in a physician's office or a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201; and

(iii) is not a vaccine.

(b) "Health insurer" means a person who offers health care insurance, including a health maintenance organization as defined in Section 31A-8-101.

(2) A health insurer may not require a pharmacy to dispense a clinician-administered drug directly to an enrollee with the intention that the enrollee will transport the drug to a health care provider for administering.

Official source: Utah State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Utah statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.