58-17b-610.6. Hospital pharmacy dispensing prescription drugs.

289 words·~1 min read·/ut/title-58/chapter-17b/58-17b-610-6·

A research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.

Effective 5/6/2026

(1)As used in this section, "controlled substance" means a substance classified as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, Title II, Pub. L. No. 91-513 et seq., or Section 58-37-108 .

(a)Subject to Subsection (2)(b) , the division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in consultation with hospital pharmacies, to establish guidelines under which a hospital pharmacy may dispense a limited supply of a prescription drug to an individual who is no longer a patient in the hospital setting if:

(i)the individual is discharged from the hospital on the same day that the hospital pharmacy dispenses the prescription drug to the individual;

(ii)in the professional judgment of the practitioner, dispensing the drug is necessary for the patient's immediate needs;

(iii)the class A pharmacy with which the patient has an established pharmacy-patient relationship:

(A)is not open at the time of the patient's discharge; or

(B)unable to dispense the medication for any reason;

(iv)the hospital pharmacy dispenses a quantity of the prescription drug that is not more than a 72-hour supply; and

(v)dispensing the prescription drug complies with protocols established by the hospital pharmacy.

(i)A hospital pharmacy may dispense an opioid antagonist to a patient without satisfying Subsection (2)(a)(iii) .

(ii)A hospital pharmacy that dispenses an opioid antagonist to a patient under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall accept as payment the wholesale acquisition cost at the time of dispensing.

(3)A hospital pharmacy, or a practitioner or pharmacist in the hospital, may dispense a prescription drug in accordance with rules made under Subsection

(2).

Amended by Chapter 362 , 2026 General Session