Utah Code 26B-4-505. Standing prescription drug orders for a self-administered hormonal contraceptive
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A physician who is licensed to prescribe a self-administered hormonal contraceptive, including a physician acting in the physician’s capacity as an employee of the department, or a medical director of a local health department, may issue a standing prescription drug order authorizing the dispensing of the self-administered hormonal contraceptive under Section 26B-4-504 in accordance with a protocol that:
(1) requires the physician to specify the persons, by professional license number, authorized to dispense the self-administered hormonal contraceptive;
Terms Used In Utah Code 26B-4-505
- Dispense: means the same as that term is defined in Section
58-17b-102 . See Utah Code 26B-4-501 - Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
- Person: means :(24)(a) an individual;(24)(b) an association;(24)(c) an institution;(24)(d) a corporation;(24)(e) a company;(24)(f) a trust;(24)(g) a limited liability company;(24)(h) a partnership;(24)(i) a political subdivision;(24)(j) a government office, department, division, bureau, or other body of government; and(24)(k) any other organization or entity. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Physician: means the same as that term is defined in Section
58-67-102 . See Utah Code 26B-4-501- Prescribe: means the same as that term is defined in Section
58-17b-102 . See Utah Code 26B-4-501- Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: includes an oral hormonal contraceptive, a hormonal vaginal ring, and a hormonal contraceptive patch. See Utah Code 26B-4-501
(2) requires the physician to review at least annually the dispensing practices of those authorized by the physician to dispense the self-administered hormonal contraceptive;(3) requires those authorized by the physician to dispense the self-administered hormonal contraceptive to make and retain a record of each person to whom the self-administered hormonal contraceptive is dispensed, including:(3)(a) the name of the person;(3)(b) the drug dispensed; and(3)(c) other relevant information; and(4) is approved by the department by administrative rule made in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act. - Physician: means the same as that term is defined in Section