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S.B. 61 Enrolled

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EDUCATION FOR PRESCRIBING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
             2      2011 GENERAL SESSION
             3      STATE OF UTAH
             4      Chief Sponsor: Patricia W. Jones
             5      House Sponsor: Bradley M. Daw
             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends provisions of the Utah Controlled Substances Act.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    requires a prescriber applying for a new or renewed controlled substance license to
             13      take four hours of controlled substance prescribing classes each licensing period;
             14          .    requires the Division of Occupations and Professional Licensing, in consultation
             15      with the Utah Medical Association and the applicable practitioner licensing boards,
             16      to establish educational content of controlled substance prescribing classes to help
             17      establish safe and effective practices for prescribing controlled substances, which
             18      may include opioid narcotics, hypnotic depressants, and psychostimulants;
             19          .    provides that any controlled substance prescribing class required under this bill does
             20      not increase the total continuing professional education requirements for prescriber
             21      licensing; and
             22          .    allows the division to establish rules.
             23      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             24          None
             25      Other Special Clauses:
             26          None
             27      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             28      ENACTS:
             29          58-37-6.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953

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             30     
             31      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             32          Section 1. Section 58-37-6.5 is enacted to read:
             33          58-37-6.5. Continuing professional education for controlled substance prescribers.
             34          (1) (a) Beginning on July 1, 2012, each individual, other than a veterinarian, who has a
             35      license to prescribe a controlled substance under Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled
             36      Substances Act, shall complete at least four continuing professional education hours in
             37      approved controlled substance prescribing classes per licensing period.
             38          (b) Any controlled substance prescribing class under this section shall:
             39          (i) qualify for the AMA PRA Category 1 Credit;
             40          (ii) be presented by an organization accredited to provide continuing medical education
             41      by:
             42          (A) the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education;
             43          (B) the Utah Medical Association; or
             44          (C) another recognized state continuing medical education accrediting body; and
             45          (iii) be approved by:
             46          (A) the recognized state continuing medical education accrediting body; and
             47          (B) the division.
             48          (2) The division, by rule and in consultation with the applicable practitioner licensing
             49      boards and the recognized state continuing medical education accrediting body, shall establish
             50      educational content for any controlled substance prescribing class under this section. The
             51      content shall include materials such as:
             52          (a) use of the state controlled substance database;
             53          (b) specific pharmacology;
             54          (c) abuse, dependence, and addictive properties and toxicity of certain controlled
             55      substances, which may include opioid narcotics, hypnotic depressants, and psychostimulants;
             56      and
             57          (d) other applicable content as determined by the division and established by rule.

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             58          (3) A controlled substance prescribing class required under this section:
             59          (a) may be held:
             60          (i) in conjunction with other continuing professional education programs; and
             61          (ii) online;
             62          (b) does not increase the total number of state-required continuing professional
             63      education hours required for prescriber licensing; and
             64          (c) shall be reported by an individual as part of the continuing professional education
             65      required for licensing.
             66          (4) The division may establish rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah
             67      Administrative Rulemaking Act, to implement this section.

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