58-17b-608.2. Insulin prescriptions and diabetes supplies.
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Effective 5/4/2022
58-17b-608.2. Insulin prescriptions and diabetes supplies.
(1)As used in this section, "exhausted prescription" means a prescription for an insulin that the patient is currently using that:
(a)expired no earlier than six months before the patient requests the pharmacist for a refill; or
(b)is not expired and has no refills remaining.
(2)If a valid prescription for insulin includes an authorization for one or more refills, a pharmacist may combine refills to dispense a supply for 100 days but may not exceed the total supply authorized by the refills.
(3)Notwithstanding Section 58-17b-608 and Subsection
(2), a pharmacist may, on an emergency basis, dispense a refill for an exhausted prescription based on the prescribing practitioner's instructions for the exhausted prescription in an amount up to a supply for 60 days.
(4)A pharmacist may dispense insulin for an exhausted prescription described in Subsection
(3)no more than one time per exhausted prescription.
(5)Before a pharmacist may dispense insulin under Subsection
(3), the pharmacist shall:
(a)attempt to contact the prescribing practitioner to inform the prescribing practitioner that the patient's prescription has expired; and
(b)notify the patient of the outcome of the attempt described in Subsection (5)(a) .
(6)Within 30 days after the day on which a pharmacist dispenses insulin under Subsection
(3), the pharmacist shall inform the prescribing practitioner of:
(a)the amount of insulin dispensed; and
(b)the type of insulin dispensed.
(7)A pharmacist may dispense a therapeutic equivalent when filling a prescription for:
(a)a glucometer;
(b)diabetes test strips;
(c)lancets;
(d)syringes;
(e)needles; or
(f)other supplies for treating diabetes designated by rule made by the division in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act .
Amended by Chapter 465 , 2022 General Session