{"data":{"id":"us-ut/utah-code-58-88-202","jurisdiction":"us-ut","citation":"Utah Code § 58-88-202","heading":"Dispensing practice -- Drugs that may be dispensed -- Limitations and exceptions.","body":"(1) Notwithstanding Section 58-17b-302, a dispensing practitioner may dispense a drug at a licensed dispensing practice if the drug is:\n(a) packaged in a fixed quantity per package by:\n(i) the drug manufacturer;\n(ii) a pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor; or\n(iii) a pharmacy licensed under Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act;\n(b) dispensed:\n(i) at a licensed dispensing practice at which the dispensing practitioner regularly practices; and\n(ii) under a prescription issued by the dispensing practitioner to the dispensing practitioner's patient;\n(c) except as provided in Subsection (6), for a condition that is not expected to last longer than 30 days; and\n(d) for a condition for which the patient has been evaluated by the dispensing practitioner on the same day on which the dispensing practitioner dispenses the drug.\n(2) A dispensing practitioner may not dispense:\n(a) a controlled substance as defined in Section 58-37-101;\n(b) a drug or class of drugs that is designated by the division under Subsection 58-88-205(2); or\n(c) a supply of a drug under this part that exceeds a 30-day supply.\n(3) A dispensing practitioner may not make a claim against workers' compensation or automobile insurance for a drug dispensed under this part for outpatient use unless the dispensing practitioner is contracted with a pharmacy network established by the claim payor.\n(4) When a dispensing practitioner dispenses a drug to the patient under this part, a dispensing practitioner shall:\n(a) disclose to the patient verbally and in writing that the patient is not required to fill the prescription through the licensed dispensing practice and that the patient has a right to fill the prescription through a pharmacy; and\n(b) if the patient will be responsible to pay cash for the drug, disclose:\n(i) that the patient will be responsible to pay cash for the drug; and\n(ii) the amount that the patient will be charged by the licensed dispensing practice for the drug.\n(5) This part does not:\n(a) require a dispensing practitioner to dispense a drug under this part;\n(b) limit a health care prescriber from dispensing under Chapter 17b, Part 8, Dispensing Medical Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy; or\n(c) apply to a physician who dispenses:\n(i) a drug sample, as defined in Section 58-17b-102, to a patient in accordance with Section 58-1-501.3 or Section 58-17b-610; or\n(ii) a drug in an emergency situation as defined by the division in rule under Chapter 17b, Pharmacy Practice Act.\n(6) A dispensing practitioner that is a dentist may dispense prescription fluoride medication regardless of whether the condition the fluoride is treating will last longer than 30 days.","path":["Title 58 Occupations and Professions","Chapter 58-88 General Health Professions","Part 58-88-2 Dispensing Practice"],"source_url":"https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title58/Chapter88/58-88-S202.html","current_through":"2026 General Session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T11:34:33Z","sha256":"957d287748c7dbbab97bfe682eb2c5530228fcbd4feaf1703cc638e6fad87d86","source_id":"us-ut","stale":false,"prev":"us-ut/utah-code-58-88-201","next":"us-ut/utah-code-58-88-203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}