Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 17b - Pharmacy Practice Act

• Adjudicative proceeding: means :
       (2)(a) an action by a board, commission, department, officer, or other administrative unit of the state that determines the legal rights, duties, privileges, immunities, or other legal interests of one or more identifiable persons, including an action to grant, deny, revoke, suspend, modify, annul, withdraw, or amend an authority, right, or license; and
       (2)(b) judicial review of an action described in Subsection (2)(a). See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Administering: means :
       (1)(a) the direct application of a prescription drug or device, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or by any other means, to the body of a human patient or research subject by another person; or
       (1)(b) the placement by a veterinarian with the owner or caretaker of an animal or group of animals of a prescription drug for the purpose of injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means directed to the body of the animal by the owner or caretaker in accordance with written or verbal directions of the veterinarian. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Administrator: includes "executor" when the subject matter justifies the use. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Adulterated drug or device: means a drug or device considered adulterated under Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Assisted living facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Assisted outpatient treatment: means involuntary outpatient mental health treatment ordered under Section 26B-5-351. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
• Beyond use date: means the date determined by a pharmacist and placed on a prescription label at the time of dispensing that indicates to the patient or caregiver a time beyond which the contents of the prescription are not recommended to be used. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• board: means the Utah State Board of Pharmacy created in Section 58-17b-201. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Cancer drug: means a drug that controls or kills neoplastic cells and includes a drug used in chemotherapy to destroy cancer cells. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Charitable clinic: means a charitable nonprofit corporation that:
       (3)(a) holds a valid exemption from federal income taxation issued under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code;
       (3)(b) is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code;
       (3)(c) provides, on an outpatient basis, for a period of less than 24 consecutive hours, to an individual not residing or confined at a facility owned or operated by the charitable nonprofit corporation:

            (3)(c)(i) advice;

            (3)(c)(ii) counseling;

            (3)(c)(iii) diagnosis;

            (3)(c)(iv) treatment;

            (3)(c)(v) surgery; or

            (3)(c)(vi) care or services relating to the preservation or maintenance of health; and
       (3)(d) has a licensed outpatient pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Closed-door pharmacy: means a pharmacy that:
            (15)(a)(i) provides pharmaceutical care to a defined and exclusive group of patients who have access to the services of the pharmacy because they are treated by or have an affiliation with a specific entity, including a health maintenance organization or an infusion company; or
            (15)(a)(ii) engages exclusively in the practice of telepharmacy and does not serve walk-in retail customers. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Collaborative pharmacy practice: means a practice of pharmacy whereby one or more pharmacists have jointly agreed, on a voluntary basis, to work in conjunction with one or more practitioners under protocol whereby the pharmacist may perform certain pharmaceutical care functions authorized by the practitioner or practitioners under certain specified conditions or limitations. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Collaborative pharmacy practice agreement: means a written and signed agreement between one or more pharmacists and one or more practitioners that provides for collaborative pharmacy practice for the purpose of drug therapy management of patients and prevention of disease of human subjects. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Compounding: means the preparation, mixing, assembling, packaging, or labeling of a limited quantity drug, sterile product, or device:
            (18)(a)(i) as the result of a practitioner's prescription order or initiative based on the practitioner, patient, or pharmacist relationship in the course of professional practice;
            (18)(a)(ii) for the purpose of, or as an incident to, research, teaching, or chemical analysis and not for sale or dispensing; or
            (18)(a)(iii) in anticipation of prescription drug orders based on routine, regularly observed prescribing patterns. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Controlled substance: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Cosmetic drug: means a prescription drug that:
            (1)(a)(i) is for the purpose of promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance of an individual; and
            (1)(a)(ii)

                 (1)(a)(ii)(A) is listed as a cosmetic drug subject to the exemption under this section by the division by administrative rule; or

                 (1)(a)(ii)(B) has been expressly approved for online dispensing, whether or not it is dispensed online or through a physician's office. See Utah Code 58-17b-802
• County health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Designee: means a physician who has responsibility for medical functions including admission and discharge, an employee of a local mental health authority, or an employee of a person that has contracted with a local mental health authority to provide mental health services under Section 17-43-304. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Director: means the director of the Division of Professional Licensing. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Director: means the director appointed under Section 26B-5-103. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
• Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. ^Source:
• Dispense: means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order or device or nonprescription drug or device under a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a patient, research subject, or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Dispensing medical practitioner: means an individual who is:
       (23)(a) currently licensed as:

            (23)(a)(i) a physician and surgeon under Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act;

            (23)(a)(ii) an osteopathic physician and surgeon under Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act;

            (23)(a)(iii) a physician assistant under Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act;

            (23)(a)(iv) a nurse practitioner under Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act; or

            (23)(a)(v) an optometrist under Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act, if the optometrist is acting within the scope of practice for an optometrist; and
       (23)(b) licensed by the division under the Pharmacy Practice Act to engage in the practice of a dispensing medical practitioner. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacy: means a closed-door pharmacy located within a licensed dispensing medical practitioner's place of practice. 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
• Division: means the Division of Integrated Healthcare created in Section 26B-1-1202. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
• Donated prescription drug: means a prescription drug that an eligible donor or individual donates to an eligible pharmacy under the program. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Donor: The person who makes a gift.
• 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
• Electronic signature: means a trusted, verifiable, and secure electronic sound, symbol, or process attached to or logically associated with a record and executed or adopted by a person with the intent to sign the record. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Electronic transmission: means transmission of information in electronic form or the transmission of the exact visual image of a document by way of electronic equipment. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Eligible donor: means a donor that donates a prescription drug from within the state and is:
       (7)(a) a nursing care facility;
       (7)(b) an assisted living facility;
       (7)(c) a licensed intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability;
       (7)(d) a manufacturer;
       (7)(e) a pharmaceutical wholesale distributor;
       (7)(f) an eligible pharmacy; or
       (7)(g) a physician's office. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Eligible pharmacy: means a pharmacy that:
       (8)(a) is registered by the division as eligible to participate in the program; and
       (8)(b)

            (8)(b)(i) is licensed in the state as a Class A retail pharmacy; or

            (8)(b)(ii) is operated by:

                 (8)(b)(ii)(A) a county;

                 (8)(b)(ii)(B) a county health department;

                 (8)(b)(ii)(C) a pharmacy under contract with a county health department;

                 (8)(b)(ii)(D) the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201; or

                 (8)(b)(ii)(E) a charitable clinic. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Eligible prescription drug: includes a medication-assisted treatment drug that may be accepted, transferred, and dispensed under the program in accordance with federal law. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Employer sponsored clinic: means :
       (2)(a) an entity that has a medical director who is licensed as a physician as defined in Section 58-67-102 and offers health care only to the employees of an exclusive group of employers and the employees' dependents; or
       (2)(b) a clinic designated as a clinic for state employees and their dependents by the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program under the pilot program created by Section 49-20-413 including all the patients at that clinic, regardless of the patients' participation in the pilot program. See Utah Code 58-17b-802
• Epinephrine auto-injector: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-401. See Utah Code 58-17b-1002
• 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.
• Executive director: means the executive director of the department appointed under Section 26B-1-203. See Utah Code 26B-1-102
• Executive director: means the executive director of the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. ^{Source: OCC}
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• 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
• Health care: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 58-17b-802
• Hospital pharmacy: means a pharmacy providing pharmaceutical care to inpatients of a general acute hospital or specialty hospital licensed by the Department of Health and Human Services under Title 26B, Chapter 2, Part 2, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Injectable weight loss drug: means an injectable prescription drug:
            (4)(a)(i) prescribed to promote weight loss; and
            (4)(a)(ii) listed as an injectable prescription drug subject to exemption under this section by the division by administrative rule. See Utah Code 58-17b-802
• Institution: means a hospital or a health facility licensed under Section 26B-2-206. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Intellectual disability: means a significant, subaverage general intellectual functioning that:
       (16)(a) exists concurrently with deficits in adaptive behavior; and
       (16)(b) is manifested during the developmental period as defined in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability: means an intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded, as defined in Title XIX of the Social Security Act. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Judgement: The official decision of a court finally determining the respective rights and claims of the parties to a suit.
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
• Land: includes :
       (18)(a) land;
       (18)(b) a tenement;
       (18)(c) a hereditament;
       (18)(d) a water right;
       (18)(e) a possessory right; and
       (18)(f) a claim. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Licensed intermediate care facility for people with an intellectual disability: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-503. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Licensed pharmacy technician: means an individual licensed with the division, that may, under the supervision of a pharmacist, perform the activities involved in the technician practice of pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Licensee: includes any holder of a license, certificate, registration, permit, student card, or apprentice card authorized under this title. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Local health department: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26A-1-102. See Utah Code 58-17b-1002
• Local mental health authority: means a county legislative body. See Utah Code 26B-5-101
• Manufacturer: means a person or business physically located in Utah licensed to be engaged in the manufacturing of drugs or devices. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Manufacturing: includes the preparation and promotion of commercially available products from bulk compounds for resale by pharmacies, practitioners, or other persons. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Medically indigent individual: means an individual who:
       (11)(a)

            (11)(a)(i) does not have health insurance; and

            (11)(a)(ii) lacks reasonable means to purchase prescribed medications; or
       (11)(b)

            (11)(b)(i) has health insurance; and

            (11)(b)(ii) lacks reasonable means to pay the insured's portion of the cost of the prescribed medications. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Medication-assisted treatment drug: means buprenorphine prescribed to treat substance use withdrawal symptoms or an opiate use disorder. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Mental health facility: means the Utah State Hospital or other facility that provides mental health services under contract with the division, a local mental health authority, a person that contracts with a local mental health authority, or a person that provides acute inpatient psychiatric services to a patient. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Mental health treatment: means convulsive treatment, treatment with psychoactive medication, or admission to and retention in a facility for a period not to exceed 17 days. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Mental illness: means :
       (18)(a) a psychiatric disorder that substantially impairs an individual's mental, emotional, behavioral, or related functioning; or
       (18)(b) the same as that term is defined in:

            (18)(b)(i) the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association; or

            (18)(b)(ii) the current edition of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Nonprescription drug: includes homeopathic remedies. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Nonresident pharmacy: means a pharmacy located outside of Utah that sells to a person in Utah. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Nursing care facility: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Out-of-state mail service pharmacy: means a pharmaceutical facility located outside the state that is licensed and in good standing in another state, that:
       (42)(a) ships, mails, or delivers by any lawful means a dispensed legend drug to a patient in this state pursuant to a lawfully issued prescription;
       (42)(b) provides information to a patient in this state on drugs or devices which may include, but is not limited to, advice relating to therapeutic values, potential hazards, and uses; or
       (42)(c) counsels pharmacy patients residing in this state concerning adverse and therapeutic effects of drugs. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Patient: means an individual who is:
       (20)(a) under commitment to the custody or to the treatment services of a local mental health authority; or
       (20)(b) undergoing essential treatment and intervention. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Patient counseling: means the written and oral communication by the pharmacist or pharmacy intern of information, to the patient or caregiver, in order to ensure proper use of drugs, devices, and dietary supplements. See Utah Code 58-17b-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
• Pharmaceutical administration facility: means a facility, agency, or institution in which:
       (44)(a) prescription drugs or devices are held, stored, or are otherwise under the control of the facility or agency for administration to patients of that facility or agency;
       (44)(b) prescription drugs are dispensed to the facility or agency by a licensed pharmacist or pharmacy intern with whom the facility has established a prescription drug supervising relationship under which the pharmacist or pharmacy intern provides counseling to the facility or agency staff as required, and oversees drug control, accounting, and destruction; and
       (44)(c) prescription drugs are professionally administered in accordance with the order of a practitioner by an employee or agent of the facility or agency. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Pharmaceutical care: means carrying out the following in collaboration with a prescribing practitioner, and in accordance with division rule:
            (45)(a)(i) designing, implementing, and monitoring a therapeutic drug plan intended to achieve favorable outcomes related to a specific patient for the purpose of curing or preventing the patient's disease;
            (45)(a)(ii) eliminating or reducing a patient's symptoms; or
            (45)(a)(iii) arresting or slowing a disease process. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Pharmaceutical facility: means a business engaged in the dispensing, delivering, distributing, manufacturing, or wholesaling of prescription drugs or devices within or into this state. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor: means a pharmaceutical facility engaged in the business of wholesale vending or selling of a prescription drug or device to other than a consumer or user of the prescription drug or device that the pharmaceutical facility has not produced, manufactured, compounded, or dispensed. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Pharmacist preceptor: means a licensed pharmacist in good standing with one or more years of licensed experience. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Pharmacist-in-charge: means a pharmacist currently licensed in good standing who accepts responsibility for the operation of a pharmacy in conformance with all laws and rules pertinent to the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of drugs, and who is personally in full and actual charge of the pharmacy and all personnel. 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 benefits manager or coordinator: means a person or entity that provides a pharmacy benefits management service as defined in Section 31A-46-102 on behalf of a self-insured employer, insurance company, health maintenance organization, or other plan sponsor, as defined by rule. 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
• Pharmacy manager: means :
       (54)(a) a pharmacist-in-charge;
       (54)(b) a licensed pharmacist designated by a licensed pharmacy to consult on the pharmacy's administration;
       (54)(c) an individual who manages the facility in which a licensed pharmacy is located;
       (54)(d) an individual who oversees the operations of a licensed pharmacy;
       (54)(e) an immediate supervisor of an individual described in Subsections (54)(a) through (d); or
       (54)(f) another operations or site manager of a licensed pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Pharmacy technician training program: means an approved technician training program providing education for pharmacy technicians. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Physician: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-67-102. See Utah Code 58-17b-1002
• Practice as a dispensing medical practitioner: means the practice of pharmacy, specifically relating to the dispensing of a prescription drug in accordance with Part 8, Dispensing Medical Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy, and division rule adopted after consultation with the Board of pharmacy and the governing boards of the practitioners described in Subsection (23)(a). See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Practice as a licensed pharmacy technician: means engaging in practice as a pharmacy technician under the general supervision of a licensed pharmacist and in accordance with a scope of practice defined by division rule made in collaboration with the board. 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 Section 58-67-201, 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 Section 58-17b-627. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Practice of telepharmacy: means the practice of pharmacy through the use of telecommunications and information technologies. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Practice of telepharmacy across state lines: means the practice of pharmacy through the use of telecommunications and information technologies that occurs when the patient is physically located within one jurisdiction and the pharmacist is located in another jurisdiction. 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
• Prepackaged drug: means a prescription drug that:
       (5)(a) is not listed under federal or state law as a Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V drug; and
       (5)(b) is packaged in a fixed quantity per package by:

            (5)(b)(i) the drug manufacturer;

            (5)(b)(ii) a pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor; or

            (5)(b)(iii) a pharmacy licensed under this title. See Utah Code 58-17b-802
• Prescribe: means to issue a prescription:
       (62)(a) orally or in writing; or
       (62)(b) by telephone, facsimile transmission, computer, or other electronic means of communication as defined by division rule. 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
• Prescription device: means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, and any component part or accessory, which is required under federal or state law to be prescribed by a practitioner and dispensed by or through a person or entity licensed under this chapter or exempt from licensure under this chapter. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Prescription drug: means a drug that is required by federal or state law or rule to be dispensed only by prescription or is restricted to administration only by practitioners. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Process: means a writ or summons issued in the course of a judicial proceeding. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• Program: means the Charitable Prescription Drug Recycling Program created in Section 58-17b-903. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• Property: includes both real and personal property. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Qualified adult: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-401. See Utah Code 58-17b-1002
• Qualified epinephrine auto-injector entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-401. See Utah Code 58-17b-1002
• Qualified stock albuterol entity: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-401. See Utah Code 58-17b-1002
• Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
• Research using pharmaceuticals: means research:
       (67)(a) conducted in a research facility, as defined by division rule, that is associated with a university or college in the state accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities;
       (67)(b) requiring the use of a controlled substance, prescription drug, or prescription device;
       (67)(c) that uses the controlled substance, prescription drug, or prescription device in accordance with standard research protocols and techniques, including, if required, those approved by an institutional review committee; and
       (67)(d) that includes any documentation required for the conduct of the research and the handling of the controlled substance, prescription drug, or prescription device. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Retail pharmacy: means a pharmaceutical facility dispensing prescription drugs and devices to the general public. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Self-administered hormonal contraceptive: includes an oral hormonal contraceptive, a hormonal vaginal ring, and a hormonal contraceptive patch. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Self-audit: means an internal evaluation of a pharmacy to determine compliance with this chapter. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Signature: includes a name, mark, or sign written with the intent to authenticate an instrument or writing. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• 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
• State hospital: means the Utah State Hospital established in Section 26B-5-302. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Stock albuterol: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-401. See Utah Code 58-17b-1002
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Supervising pharmacist: means a pharmacist who is overseeing the operation of the pharmacy during a given day or shift. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Supportive personnel: means unlicensed individuals who:
       (72)(a) may assist a pharmacist, pharmacist preceptor, pharmacy intern, or licensed pharmacy technician in nonjudgmental duties not included in the definition of the practice of pharmacy, practice of a pharmacy intern, or practice of a licensed pharmacy technician, and as those duties may be further defined by division rule adopted in collaboration with the board; and
       (72)(b) are supervised by a pharmacist in accordance with rules adopted by the division in collaboration with the board. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Treatment: means psychotherapy, medication, including the administration of psychotropic medication, or other medical treatments that are generally accepted medical or psychosocial interventions for the purpose of restoring the patient to an optimal level of functioning in the least restrictive environment. See Utah Code 26B-5-301
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
• Unit pack: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-503. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
• United States: includes each state, district, and territory of the United States of America. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Unlawful conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-17b-501. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Unprofessional conduct: means the same as that term is defined in Sections 58-1-501 and 58-17b-502 and may be further defined by rule. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Utah Code: means the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code, as amended, unless the text expressly references a portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code as it existed:
       (42)(a) on the day on which the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code was enacted; or
       (42)(b)

            (42)(b)(i) after the day described in Subsection (42)(a); and

            (42)(b)(ii) before the most recent amendment to the referenced portion of the 1953 recodification of the Utah Code. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Veterinary pharmaceutical facility: means a pharmaceutical facility that dispenses drugs intended for use by animals or for sale to veterinarians for the administration for animals. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Writing: includes :
       (48)(a) printing;
       (48)(b) handwriting; and
       (48)(c) information stored in an electronic or other medium if the information is retrievable in a perceivable format. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
• Written communication: means a physical document, or an electronic communication, by or from which the recipient may read or access the information intended to be communicated, including:
       (76)(a) email;
       (76)(b) text message; and
       (76)(c) quick response (QR) code. See Utah Code 58-17b-102