{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-2-229","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 26B-2-229","heading":"Disposal of controlled substances at nursing care facilities.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Controlled substance\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-101.\n(b)\n(i) \"Irretrievable\" means a state in which the physical or chemical condition of a controlled substance is permanently altered through irreversible means so that the controlled substance is unavailable and unusable for all practical purposes.\n(ii) A controlled substance is irretrievable if the controlled substance is non-retrievable as that term is defined in 21 C.F.R. Sec. 1300.05.\n(2) A nursing care facility that is in lawful possession of a controlled substance in the nursing care facility's inventory that desires to dispose of the controlled substance shall dispose of the controlled substance in a manner that:\n(a) renders the controlled substance irretrievable; and\n(b) complies with all applicable federal and state requirements for the disposal of a controlled substance.\n(3) A nursing care facility shall:\n(a) develop a written plan for the disposal of a controlled substance in accordance with this section; and\n(b) make the plan described in Subsection (3)(a) available to the department and the committee for inspection.","path":["Title 26B Utah Health and Human Services Code","Chapter 26B-2 Licensing and Certifications","Part 26B-2-2 Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title26B/Chapter2/26B-2-S229.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"592f7675fc926479a66591e666723db92cad18e8111e36be93edee28cee916fd","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-2-228","next":"us-ut/utah-code-26b-2-230"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}