Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
Under Section
58-37-6.5, qualified continuing
professional education requirements for controlled substance prescribers are
further established as follows:
(1)
Continuing education under this section shall:
(a) be prepared and presented by individuals
who are qualified by education, training, and experience to provide the
controlled substance prescriber continuing education; and
(b) have a method of verification of
attendance and a post-course knowledge assessment or
examination.
(2) In
accordance with Subsections
58-37-6.5(2)(b),
58-37-6.5(5),
58-37-6.5(7), and
58-37-6.5(8), the
controlled substance prescribing classes and SBIRT training that satisfy the
Division's continuing education requirements for license renewal, and that are
delivered by an accredited or approved continuing education provider recognized
by the Division as offering appropriate continuing education, shall be posted
on the Division's website at dopl.utah.gov.
(3) Credit for continuing education shall be
recognized as follows:
(a) Unlimited hours
shall be recognized for continuing education completed in blocks of time of not
less than 50 minutes;
(b)
Continuing education hours for licensees who have not been licensed for the
entire two-year period shall be prorated from the date of licensure;
(c) In accordance with Subsection
58-37f-304(3),
the required 1/2 hour of continuing education for the online tutorial and test
relating to the controlled substance database shall be waived by the Division
for a controlled substance prescriber renewing a license, if the prescriber
attests on the license renewal form that:
(i)
in the past license period, the prescriber accessed the controlled substance
database; and
(ii) upon the
prescriber's information and belief, the prescriber's use of the database
reduced the prescribing, dispensing, and use of opioids in an unprofessional or
unlawful manner, or in quantities or frequencies inconsistent with generally
recognized standards of dosage for an opioid.
(4)
(a) A
licensee shall maintain competent records of completed qualified continuing
professional education for a period of two years after close of the two-year
period to which the records pertain.
(b) The Division may review controlled
substance database usage by the prescriber or proxy to audit an attestation
under Subsection (3)(c).
