Utah Code Title 58. Occupations and Professions § 58-37-22. Electronic prescriptions for controlled substances

(a) for a patient residing in an assisted living facility as that term is defined in Section 26B-2-201, a long-term care facility as that term is defined in Section 58-31b-102, or a correctional facility as that term is defined in Section 64-13-1;

(b) issued by a veterinarian licensed under Chapter 28, Veterinary Practice Act;

(c) dispensed by a Department of Veterans Affairs pharmacy;

(d) issued during a temporary technical or electronic failure at the practitioner's or pharmacy's location; or

(e) issued in an emergency situation.

(a) require that controlled substances prescribed or dispensed under Subsection (1)(d) indicate on the prescription that the prescribing practitioner or the pharmacy is experiencing a technical difficulty or an electronic failure;

(b) define an emergency situation for purposes of Subsection (1)(e);

(c) establish additional exemptions to the electronic prescription requirements established in this section;

(d) establish guidelines under which a prescribing practitioner or a pharmacy may obtain an extension of up to two additional years to comply with Subsection (1);

(e) establish a protocol to follow if the pharmacy that receives the electronic prescription is not able to fill the prescription; and

(f) establish requirements that comply with federal laws and regulations for software used to issue and dispense electronic prescriptions.

(a) upon the request of the patient or the practitioner;

(b) with the approval of a pharmacist at the originating pharmacy; and

(c) if the prescription is unfilled.