Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Commerce
Title R156 - Professional Licensing
Rule R156-37 - Utah Controlled Substances Act Rule
Section R156-37-605 - Emergency Verbal Prescription of Schedule II Controlled Substances
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 156-37-605
Current through Bulletin 2024-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Under Subsection 58-37-6(7), in an emergency situation a prescribing practitioner may give an oral prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance if:
(a)
the quantity dispensed is only sufficient to cover the patient for the
emergency period, not to exceed 72 hours;
(b)
(i) the
prescribing practitioner has examined the patient within the past 30
days;
(ii) the patient is under the
continuing care of the prescribing practitioner for a chronic disease or
ailment; or
(iii) the prescribing
practitioner is covering for another practitioner and has knowledge of the
patient's condition; and
(c) a written prescription is delivered to
the pharmacist within seven business days of the oral order.
(2) Under Subsection 58-37-6(7), in an emergency situation a pharmacist may fill an oral prescription from a prescribing practitioner for a Schedule II controlled substance if:
(a) the amount does not exceed a 72 hour
supply; and
(b) the pharmacist
reasonably believes, or makes a reasonable effort to determine, that the
prescribing practitioner is licensed to prescribe the controlled
substance.
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