Mr. President:
The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on
S.B. 194, PHARMACY PRACTICE ACT AMENDMENTS, by Senator E. Vickers, with the
following amendments:
Respectfully,
Evan J. Vickers
Voting: 3-0-2
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. amends pharmacy technician licensure qualifications;
. authorizes, under certain circumstances, the dispensing of one or more refills
at the time a legend drug prescription is dispensed;
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58-17b-612, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2010, Chapter 101
ENACTS:
58-17b-608.1, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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(b) "Practice as a licensed pharmacy technician" does not include:
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(i) performing a drug utilization review, prescription drug order clarification from a
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prescriber, []
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final review of the prescription
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dispensing of the drug, or counseling a patient with respect to a prescription drug;
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(ii) except as permitted by rules made by the division in consultation with the
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(A) final review of a prescription; or
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[(ii)] (iii) counseling regarding nonprescription drugs and dietary supplements
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delegated by the supervising pharmacist; or
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[(iii)] (iv) receiving new prescription drug orders when communicating telephonically
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or electronically unless the original information is recorded so the pharmacist may review the
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prescription drug order as transmitted.
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with the division.
58-17b-608.1. Refills of legend drug prescriptions.
If a prescription for a legend drug includes authorization for one or more
refills, a pharmacist or pharmacy intern may dispense one or more of the refills at
the time the drug is dispensed, if:
(1) the drug is not a controlled substance;
(2) the prescription does not include "Dispense as Written," "DAW", or some
other notation having similar meaning;
(3) the total dosage units dispensed, including the units for both the
prescription and any refills, do not exceed a 180-day supply; and
(4) in the professional judgment of the pharmacist or pharmacy intern the
refill, or refills, should be dispensed at the time the prescription is dispensed.
Renumber remaining sections accordingly.
Committee Chair
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Bill Number
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SB0194