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Utah Code § 58-88-202

Dispensing practice -- Drugs that may be dispensed -- Limitations and exceptions

Amended by Chapter 362, 2026 General Session

(1) Notwithstanding Section 58-17b-302, a dispensing practitioner may dispense a drug at a licensed dispensing practice if the drug is:

(a) packaged in a fixed quantity per package by:

(i) the drug manufacturer;

(ii) a pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor; or

(iii) a pharmacy licensed under Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act;

(b) dispensed:

(i) at a licensed dispensing practice at which the dispensing practitioner regularly practices; and

(ii) under a prescription issued by the dispensing practitioner to the dispensing practitioner's patient;

(c) except as provided in Subsection (6), for a condition that is not expected to last longer than 30 days; and

(d) for a condition for which the patient has been evaluated by the dispensing practitioner on the same day on which the dispensing practitioner dispenses the drug.

(2) A dispensing practitioner may not dispense:

(a) a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-101;

(b) a drug or class of drugs that is designated by the division under Subsection 58-88-205(2); or

(c) a supply of a drug under this part that exceeds a 30-day supply.

(3) A dispensing practitioner may not make a claim against workers' compensation or automobile insurance for a drug dispensed under this part for outpatient use unless the dispensing practitioner is contracted with a pharmacy network established by the claim payor.

(4) When a dispensing practitioner dispenses a drug to the patient under this part, a dispensing practitioner shall:

(a) disclose to the patient verbally and in writing that the patient is not required to fill the prescription through the licensed dispensing practice and that the patient has a right to fill the prescription through a pharmacy; and

(b) if the patient will be responsible to pay cash for the drug, disclose:

(i) that the patient will be responsible to pay cash for the drug; and

(ii) the amount that the patient will be charged by the licensed dispensing practice for the drug.

(5) This part does not:

(a) require a dispensing practitioner to dispense a drug under this part;

(b) limit a health care prescriber from dispensing under Chapter 17b, Part 8, Dispensing Medical Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy; or

(c) apply to a physician who dispenses:

(i) a drug sample, as defined in Section 58-17b-102, to a patient in accordance with Section 58-1-501.3 or Section 58-17b-610; or

(ii) a drug in an emergency situation as defined by the division in rule under Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act.

(6) A dispensing practitioner that is a dentist may dispense prescription fluoride medication regardless of whether the condition the fluoride is treating will last longer than 30 days.

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