Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 58-17b-1005 - Standing prescription drug orders for epinephrine auto-injectors and stock albuterol(1) As used in this section: (a) "Epinephrine protocol" means a protocol that: (i) requires a physician to specify the persons, by professional license number, authorized to dispense the epinephrine auto-injector; (ii) requires a physician to review at least annually the dispensing practices of the persons authorized by the physician to dispense the epinephrine auto-injector; (iii) requires those authorized by a physician to dispense the epinephrine auto-injector to make and retain a record of each dispensing, including: (A) the name of the qualified adult or qualified epinephrine auto-injector entity to whom the epinephrine auto-injector is dispensed; (B) a description of the epinephrine auto-injector dispensed; and (C) other relevant information; and (iv) is approved by the division through rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in collaboration with the Medical Licensing Board created in Section 58-67-201 and the board. (b) "Stock albuterol protocol" means a protocol that: (i) requires a physician to specify the persons, by professional license number, authorized to dispense the stock albuterol; (ii) requires a physician to review at least annually the dispensing practices of the persons authorized by the physician to dispense the stock albuterol; (iii) requires those authorized by the physician to dispense the stock albuterol to make and retain a record of each dispensing, including: (A) the name of the qualified adult or qualified stock albuterol entity to whom the stock albuterol is dispensed; (B) a description of the stock albuterol dispensed; and (C) other relevant information; and (iv) is approved by the division through rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in collaboration with the Medical Licensing Board created in Section 58-67-201 and the board. (2) Under Section 58-17b-1004, the Department of Health and Human Services shall have a physician acting in the physician's capacity as an employee of the Department of Health and Human Services issue a standing prescription drug order authorizing the dispensing of: (a) an epinephrine auto-injector in accordance with an epinephrine protocol; and (b) stock albuterol in accordance with a stock albuterol protocol. (3) Under Section 58-17b-1004, a medical director of a local health department may issue a standing prescription drug order authorizing the dispensing of: (a) an epinephrine auto-injector in accordance with an epinephrine protocol; or (b) stock albuterol in accordance with a stock albuterol protocol. Amended by Chapter 507, 2024 General Session ,§ 71, eff. 10/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 311, 2024 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 8/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 4, 2020SP5 General Session ,§ 24, eff. 7/1/2020.Added by Chapter 372, 2020 General Session ,§ 13, eff. 7/1/2020.