Utah Code 58-17b-604. Medication profiles
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(1) Each pharmacy shall establish a medication profile system for pharmacy patients according to the standards established by division rules made in collaboration with the board. The rules shall indicate the method for recording all prescription information.
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-604
- board: means the Utah State Board of Pharmacy created in Section
58-17b-201 . See Utah Code 58-17b-102 - Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section
58-1-103 . See Utah Code 58-1-102 - Drug: means :(26)(a)(i) a substance recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;(26)(a)(ii) a substance that is required by any applicable federal or state law or rule to be dispensed by prescription only or is restricted to administration by practitioners only;(26)(a)(iii) a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; and(26)(a)(iv) substances intended for use as a component of any substance specified in Subsections (26)(a)(i) through (iv). See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Guardian: includes a person who:
(14)(a) qualifies as a guardian of a minor or incapacitated person pursuant to testamentary or court appointment; or(14)(b) is appointed by a court to manage the estate of a minor or incapacitated person. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5- 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- 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- Pharmacy intern: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in practice as a pharmacy intern. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Practitioner: means an individual currently licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the appropriate jurisdiction to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
- Prescription: means an order issued:
(63)(a) by a licensed practitioner in the course of that practitioner's professional practice or by collaborative pharmacy practice agreement; and(63)(b) for a controlled substance or other prescription drug or device for use by a patient or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102- profile: means a record system maintained as to drugs or devices prescribed for a pharmacy patient to enable a pharmacist or pharmacy intern to analyze the profile to provide pharmaceutical care. 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
(2) The pharmacy shall maintain the medication profile for any pharmacy patient who expresses a desire for that professional service.(3) The pharmacy may charge an appropriate professional fee for this service and for copying or providing information in the medication profile to another authorized person.(4) A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician may not release or discuss the information contained in a prescription or patient’s medication profile to anyone except:(4)(a) the pharmacy patient in person or the pharmacy patient’s legal guardian or designee;(4)(b) a lawfully authorized federal, state, or local drug enforcement officer;(4)(c) a third party payment program administered under terms authorized by the pharmacy patient;(4)(d) a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician providing pharmacy services to the patient or a prescribing practitioner providing professional services to the patient;(4)(e) another pharmacist, pharmacy intern, pharmacy technician, or prescribing practitioner to whom the patient has requested a prescription transfer; or(4)(f) the pharmacy patient’s attorney, after the presentation of a written authorization signed by the:(4)(f)(i) patient, before a notary public;(4)(f)(ii) parent or lawful guardian, if the patient is a minor;(4)(f)(iii) lawful guardian, if the patient is incompetent; or(4)(f)(iv) personal representative, if the patient is deceased.