{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-37-307","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-37-307","heading":"Methadone orders authorized.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n(a) \"Emergency medical order\" means a medical order as defined in Section 58-17b-102 for up to a 72-hour supply of methadone.\n(b) \"General acute hospital\" means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201.\n(c) \"Qualified pharmacy\" means a pharmacy that is located on the premises of a general acute hospital that is licensed as a:\n(i) class A pharmacy as defined in Section 58-17b-102; or\n(ii) class B pharmacy as defined in Section 58-17b-102.\n(d) \"Qualified practitioner\" means a practitioner who is:\n(i) registered with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration to issue an emergency medical order; and\n(ii) working at a general acute hospital.\n(2) A qualified practitioner may issue an emergency medical order to a qualified pharmacy to dispense up to a 72-hour supply of methadone on behalf of the qualified practitioner:\n(a) to relieve acute withdrawal symptoms while the qualified practitioner makes arrangements to refer the patient for substance use disorder treatment; and\n(b) in accordance with 21 C.F.R. Sec. 1306.07 and applicable regulation or guidance issued by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration regarding an emergency medical order.","path":["Title 58 Occupations and Professions","Chapter 58-37 Controlled Substances","Part 58-37-3 Specific Provisions Regarding Prescriptions and Orders"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter37/58-37-S307.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"7cc5eda7c02750cf374242174a8ef4bf0d82ea964071fb4e9da768cb2292995a","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-37-306","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-37-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}