Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-17b - Pharmacy Practice Act Rule
Section R156-17b-302 - Pharmacy Licensure Classifications - Pharmacist-in-Charge, Remote Dispensing Pharmacist-in-Charge, or Dispensing-Medical-Practitioner-in-Charge Requirements

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-17b-302

Current through Bulletin 2024-24, December 15, 2024

Under Section 58-17b-302, the classification of pharmacies is clarified as follows:

(1) A Class A pharmacy includes retail operations located in Utah. A Class A pharmacy requires a PIC or RDPIC. Examples of Class A pharmacies include:

(a) retail pharmacies;

(b) mail service retail pharmacies; and

(c) remote dispensing pharmacies.

(2) A Class B pharmacy includes an institutional pharmacy that provides services to a target population unique to the needs of the healthcare services required by the patient. A Class B pharmacy require a PIC, RDPIC, or DMPIC, except for pharmaceutical administration facilities and narcotic treatment program pharmacies. Examples of Class B pharmacies include:

(a) closed door pharmacies;

(b) hospital clinic pharmacies;

(c) narcotic treatment program pharmacies;

(d) nuclear pharmacies;

(e) branch pharmacies;

(f) hospice facility pharmacies;

(g) pharmaceutical administration facility pharmacies;

(h) sterile product preparation facility pharmacies;

(i) dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacies; and

(j) remote dispensing pharmacies.

(3) A Class C pharmacy includes a pharmacy that is involved in:

(a) manufacturing;

(b) producing;

(c) wholesaling;

(d) distributing; or

(e) reverse distributing.

(4) A Class D pharmacy requires a PIC licensed in the state where the pharmacy is located and includes an out-of-state mail service pharmacy. A Class D pharmacy with multiple locations shall have licenses for each facility and each component part of a facility.

(5) A Class E pharmacy does not require a PIC and includes:

(a) analytical laboratory pharmacies;

(b) animal control pharmacies;

(c) durable medical equipment provider pharmacies;

(d) human clinical investigational drug research facility pharmacies;

(e) medical gas provider pharmacies;

(f) animal narcotic detection training facility pharmacies;

(g) third party logistics providers;

(h) non-drug or device handling central prescription processing pharmacies; and

(i) veterinarian pharmaceutical facility pharmacies.

(6) The Division shall convert all pharmacy licenses to the appropriate classification as identified in Section 58-17b-302.

(7) Each Class A and each Class B pharmacy required to have a PIC or DMPIC shall have one PIC or DMPIC who is employed on a full-time basis as defined by the employer, who acts as a PIC or DMPIC for one pharmacy. However, the PIC or DMPIC:

(a) may be the PIC or DMPIC of more than one Class A or Class B pharmacy, if the additional Class A or Class B pharmacies are not open to provide pharmacy services simultaneously; and

(b) may serve as an RDPIC.

(8) A PIC, RDPIC, or DMPIC shall comply with Section R156-17b-603.

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