Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of newly enacted Chapter also in HB 78, Chapter 449.

1. (1) As used in this section:

   1. (a) "Clinician-administered drug" means an outpatient prescription drug as defined in Section 58-17b-102 that:

      1. (i) cannot reasonably be self-administered by the patient to whom the drug is prescribed or by an individual assisting the patient with self-administration;

      2. (ii) is typically administered:

         1. (A) by a health care provider; and
         2. (B) in a physician's office or a health care facility as defined in Section 26B-2-201; and
      3. (iii) is not a vaccine.
   2. (b) "Health insurer" means a person who offers health care insurance, including a health maintenance organization as defined in Section 31A-8-101.
2. (2) A health insurer may not require a pharmacy to dispense a clinician-administered drug directly to an enrollee with the intention that the enrollee will transport the drug to a health care provider for administering.

Enacted by Chapter 323, 2023 General Session