1. (1) As used in this section, "controlled substance" means a substance classified as a controlled substance under the Controlled Substances Act, Title II, Pub. L. No. 91-513 et seq., or Section 58-37-108.

2. (2)

   1. (a) Subject to Subsection (2)(b), the division shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in consultation with hospital pharmacies, to establish guidelines under which a hospital pharmacy may dispense a limited supply of a prescription drug to an individual who is no longer a patient in the hospital setting if:

      1. (i) the individual is discharged from the hospital on the same day that the hospital pharmacy dispenses the prescription drug to the individual;
      2. (ii) in the professional judgment of the practitioner, dispensing the drug is necessary for the patient's immediate needs;

      3. (iii) the class A pharmacy with which the patient has an established pharmacy-patient relationship:

         1. (A) is not open at the time of the patient's discharge; or
         2. (B) unable to dispense the medication for any reason;
      4. (iv) the hospital pharmacy dispenses a quantity of the prescription drug that is not more than a 72-hour supply; and
      5. (v) dispensing the prescription drug complies with protocols established by the hospital pharmacy.

   2. (b)

      1. (i) A hospital pharmacy may dispense an opioid antagonist to a patient without satisfying Subsection (2)(a)(iii).
      2. (ii) A hospital pharmacy that dispenses an opioid antagonist to a patient under Subsection (2)(b)(i) shall accept as payment the wholesale acquisition cost at the time of dispensing.
3. (3) A hospital pharmacy, or a practitioner or pharmacist in the hospital, may dispense a prescription drug in accordance with rules made under Subsection (2).

Amended by Chapter 362, 2026 General Session