Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 88 > Part 2 - Dispensing Practice

• Department: means the Department of Commerce. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Dispense: means the delivery by a prescriber of a prescription drug or device to a patient, including the packaging, labeling, and security necessary to prepare and safeguard the drug or device for supplying to a patient. See Utah Code 58-88-201
• Dispensing practitioner: means an individual who:
       (2)(a) is currently licensed as:

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

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

            (2)(a)(iii) an advanced practice registered nurse under Subsection 58-31b-301(2)(d); or

            (2)(a)(iv) a physician assistant under Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act;
       (2)(b) is authorized by state law to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice; and
       (2)(c) practices at a licensed dispensing practice. See Utah Code 58-88-201
• Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
• Drug: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-102. See Utah Code 58-88-201
• Health care practice: means :
       (4)(a) a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201; or
       (4)(b) the offices of one or more private prescribers, whether for individual or group practice. See Utah Code 58-88-201
• Licensed dispensing practice: means a health care practice that is licensed as a dispensing practice under Section 58-88-202. See Utah Code 58-88-201
• 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
• 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
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• 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