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First Substitute H.B. 122

Representative Evan J. Vickers proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
E-PRESCRIBING AMENDMENTS

             2     
2012 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

             4     
Chief Sponsor: Evan J. Vickers

             5     
Senate Sponsor: ____________

             6     
             7      LONG TITLE
             8      General Description:
             9          This bill amends the Electronic Prescribing Act.
             10      Highlighted Provisions:
             11          This bill:
             12          .    requires a practitioner to offer the patient a choice regarding to which pharmacy the
             13      prescription is transmitted;
             14          .    requires the entity transmitting the prescription to transmit the prescription with the
             15      particular drug prescribed by the practitioner;
             16          .    requires the entity that facilitates the electronic prescribing process to provide the
             17      practitioner with insurance formulary information, if available; and
             18          .    delays implementation of e-prescribing mandates until July 1, 2013.
             19      Money Appropriated in this Bill:
             20          None
             21      Other Special Clauses:
             22          This bill takes effect July 1, 2012.
             23      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             24      AMENDS:
             25          58-82-201 (Effective 07/01/12), as enacted by Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 47


             26      Uncodified Material Affected:
AMENDS UNCODIFIED MATERIAL:
             27      Uncodified Section 4, Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 48
             28          This uncodified section affects Sections 58-82-101 , 58-82-102 , and 58-82-201 .
             29     
             30      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             31          Section 1. Section 58-82-201 (Effective 07/01/12) is amended to read:
             32           58-82-201 (Effective 07/01/12). Electronic prescriptions -- Restrictions --
             33      Rulemaking authority.
             34          (1) Subject to the provisions of this section, a practitioner shall:
             35          (a) provide each existing patient of the practitioner with the option of participating in
             36      electronic prescribing for prescriptions issued for the patient, if the practitioner prescribes a
             37      drug or device for the patient on or after July 1, 2012[.]; and
             38          (b) offer the patient a choice regarding to which pharmacy the practitioner will issue
             39      the electronic prescription.
             40          (2) A practitioner may not issue a prescription through electronic prescribing for a
             41      drug, device, or federal controlled substance that the practitioner is prohibited by federal law or
             42      federal rule from issuing through electronic prescribing.
             43          (3) A pharmacy shall:
             44          (a) accept an electronic prescription that is transmitted in accordance with the
             45      requirements of this section and division rules; and
             46          (b) dispense a drug or device as directed in an electronic prescription described in
             47      Subsection (3)(a).
             48          (4) The division shall make rules to ensure that:
             49          (a) except as provided in Subsection [(5)] (6), practitioners and pharmacies comply
             50      with this section;
             51          (b) electronic prescribing is conducted in a secure manner, consistent with industry
             52      standards; and
             53          (c) each patient is fully informed of the patient's rights, restrictions, and obligations
             54      pertaining to electronic prescribing.
             55          (5) An entity that facilitates the electronic prescribing process under this section shall:


             56          (a) provide the practitioner with insurance formulary information for a patient's insurer,
             57      if available, to the entity; and
             58          (b) transmit to the pharmacy the prescription with the particular drug prescribed by the
             59      practitioner.
             60          [(5)] (6) The division may, by rule, grant an exemption from the requirements of this
             61      section to a pharmacy or a practitioner to the extent that the pharmacy or practitioner can
             62      establish, to the satisfaction of the division, that compliance with the requirements of this
             63      section would impose an extreme financial hardship on the pharmacy or practitioner.
             64          Section 2. Uncodified Section 4, Laws of Utah 2009, Chapter 48 is amended to read:
             65          Section 4. Effective date.
             66          This bill takes effect on July 1, [2012] 2013.
             67          Section 3. Effective date.
             68          This bill takes effect July 1, 2012.


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