H.B. 165
         PHARMACY PATIENT COUNSELING AMENDMENTS

House Committee Amendments

Amendment 3 February 15, 2012 7:47 AM



Representative Marie H. Poulson proposes the following amendments:

1.    Page 13, Lines 374 through 384 :    

             374          (2) A class D pharmacy shall provide oral patient counseling by telephone, or by video
             375      conferencing over a secure data connection, for each prescription drug it dispenses to a patient
             376      in this state.
             377          (3) (a) [The provisions of Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to] If a class A
             378      pharmacy or a class D pharmacy dispenses a prescription drug for a patient who is incarcerated
             379      [patients or persons]
{   or otherwise under the jurisdiction of   }        by       the Utah Department of Corrections

             380      or a county detention facility[. (b) A] in this state, the pharmacy shall provide patient
             381      counseling for the prescription by written
  or oral       communication [with a person described in

             382      Subsection (3)(a) shall be used by a pharmacist or pharmacy intern]
{   in lieu of   } [a face to face or

             383      telephonic communication for the purpose of counseling the patient]
{   the oral communication   }

             384     
{   required under Subsection (1) or (2)   } .


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