{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-38a-204","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-38a-204","heading":"Guidelines for scheduling or listing drugs.","body":"(1)\n(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule I if it finds:\n(i) that the substance has high potential for abuse; and\n(ii) that an accepted standard has not been established for safe use in treatment for medical purposes.\n(b) The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule I under Section 58-37-108 if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule I under federal law.\n(2)\n(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule II if it finds that:\n(i) the substance has high potential for abuse;\n(ii) the substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States, or a currently accepted medical use subject to severe restrictions; and\n(iii) the abuse of the substance may lead to severe psychological or physiological dependence.\n(b) The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule II if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule II under federal law.\n(3)\n(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule III if it finds that:\n(i) the substance has a potential for abuse that is less than the potential for substances listed in Schedules I and II;\n(ii) the substance has a currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and\n(iii) abuse of the substance may lead to moderate or low physiological dependence or high psychological dependence.\n(b) The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule III if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule III under federal law.\n(4)\n(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that:\n(i) the substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III;\n(ii) the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and\n(iii) abuse of the substance may lead to limited physiological dependence or psychological dependence relative to the substances in Schedule III.\n(b) The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule IV under federal law.\n(5)\n(a) The committee shall recommend placement of a substance in Schedule V if it finds that:\n(i) the substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV;\n(ii) the substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and\n(iii) the substance has limited physiological dependence or psychological dependence liability relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV.\n(b) The committee may recommend placement of a substance in Schedule V under this chapter if it finds that the substance is classified as a controlled substance in Schedule V under federal law.\n(6) The committee may recommend placement of a substance on a controlled substance list if it finds that the substance has a potential for abuse and that an accepted standard has not been established for safe use in treatment for medical purposes.","path":["Title 58 Occupations and Professions","Chapter 58-38a Controlled Substances Advisory Committee Act","Part 58-38a-2 Controlled Substances Advisory Committee"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter38a/58-38a-S204.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"62b0fb5840949bf475fb6f609c6f3c2d3de5eae2d4b76d7b72b062639c5e13c6","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-38a-203","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-40-101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}