Utah Code 58-17b-303. Qualifications for licensure as a pharmacist
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(1) An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist shall:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-303
- board: means the Utah State Board of Pharmacy created in Section
58-17b-201 . See Utah Code 58-17b-102 - Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
- Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - Equal: means , with respect to biological sex, of the same value. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
- Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Pharmacy: means any place where:(51)(a) drugs are dispensed;(51)(b) pharmaceutical care is provided;(51)(c) drugs are processed or handled for eventual use by a patient; or(51)(d) drugs are used for the purpose of analysis or research. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Practice of pharmacy: includes the following:
(58)(a) providing pharmaceutical care;(58)(b) collaborative pharmacy practice in accordance with a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement;(58)(c) compounding, packaging, labeling, dispensing, administering, and the coincident distribution of prescription drugs or devices, provided that the administration of a prescription drug or device is:(58)(c)(i) pursuant to a lawful order of a practitioner when one is required by law; and(58)(c)(ii) in accordance with written guidelines or protocols:(58)(c)(ii)(A) established by the licensed facility in which the prescription drug or device is to be administered on an inpatient basis; or(58)(c)(ii)(B) approved by the division, in collaboration with the board and, when appropriate, the Physicians Licensing Board, created in Section58-67-201 , if the prescription drug or device is to be administered on an outpatient basis solely by a licensed pharmacist;(58)(d) participating in drug utilization review;(58)(e) ensuring proper and safe storage of drugs and devices;(58)(f) maintaining records of drugs and devices in accordance with state and federal law and the standards and ethics of the profession;(58)(g) providing information on drugs or devices, which may include advice relating to therapeutic values, potential hazards, and uses;(58)(h) providing drug product equivalents;(58)(i) supervising pharmacist's supportive personnel, pharmacy interns, and pharmacy technicians;(58)(j) providing patient counseling, including adverse and therapeutic effects of drugs;(58)(k) providing emergency refills as defined by rule;(58)(l) telepharmacy;(58)(m) formulary management intervention;(58)(n) prescribing and dispensing a self-administered hormonal contraceptive in accordance with Title 26B, Chapter 4, Part 5, Treatment Access; and(58)(o) issuing a prescription in accordance with Section58-17b-627 . See Utah Code 58-17b-102- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
(1)(a) submit an application in a form prescribed by the division;(1)(b) pay a fee as determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;(1)(c) complete a criminal background check and be free from criminal convictions as described in Section 58-1-501;(1)(d) have no physical or mental condition of a nature which prevents the applicant from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency, and safety to the public;(1)(e) have graduated and received a professional entry degree from a school or college of pharmacy which is accredited by the Accreditation Council on Pharmacy Education;(1)(f) have completed an internship meeting standards established by division rule made in collaboration with the board; and(1)(g) have successfully passed examinations required by division rule made in collaboration with the board.(2) An applicant for licensure as a pharmacist whose pharmacy education was completed at a foreign pharmacy school shall, in addition to the requirements under Subsections (1)(a) through (d), (f), and (g), obtain a certification of equivalency from a credentialing agency required by division rule made in collaboration with the board.(3) An applicant for a license by endorsement as a pharmacist under this section shall:(3)(a) submit a written application in the form prescribed by the division;(3)(b) pay the fee determined by the department under Section 63J-1-504;(3)(c) complete a criminal background check and be free from criminal convictions as described in Section 58-1-501;(3)(d) have no physical or mental condition of a nature which prevents the applicant from engaging in the practice of pharmacy with reasonable skill, competency, and safety to the public;(3)(e) have lawfully practiced as a licensed pharmacist a minimum of 2,000 hours in the four years immediately preceding the date of application;(3)(f) produce satisfactory evidence of completing the professional education required under Subsection (1);(3)(g) be currently licensed in good standing as a pharmacist in another state, territory, or possession of the United States;(3)(h) produce satisfactory evidence that the examination requirements are or were at the time the license was issued, equal to those of this state; and(3)(i) pass the jurisprudence examination prescribed by division rule made in collaboration with the board. - Practice of pharmacy: includes the following: