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UT Code § 58-16a-501 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 5 - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties|Section 501 - Unlawful conduct.

 Effective 5/12/2020  58-16a-501. Unlawful conduct.  "Unlawful conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section 58-1-501:  (1) buying, selling, or fraudulently obtaining, any optometry diploma, license, certificate, or registration;     (2) selling or providing contact lenses or ophthalmic lenses in a manner inconsistent with Section 58-16a-801 or intentionally altering a prescription unless the person selling or providing the lenses is a licensed optometrist or ophthalmologist; or     (3) representing oneself as or using the title of "optometrist," "optometric physician," "doctor of optometry," or "O.D.," unless currently licensed under this chapter.    Amended by Chapter 339, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-502 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 5 - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties|Section 502 - Unprofessional conduct.

 Effective 5/12/2020  58-16a-502. Unprofessional conduct.  "Unprofessional conduct" includes, in addition to the definition in Section 58-1-501:  (1) using or employing the services of an optometric assistant to assist a licensee in any manner not in accordance with:   (a) the generally recognized practices and standards of ethics of the profession; or     (b) applicable state law or division rule;       (2) failure to refer a patient to an appropriate licensed practitioner when:   (a) the patient's condition does not respond to treatment; or     (b) the treatment is not within the scope of competence or licensure of the licensee;       (3) providing confidential information regarding a patient to any third party who does not have a legal and professional ground for obtaining the information;     (4) knowingly prescribing, selling, giving away, or administering any prescription drug unless:   (a) for a legitimate medical purpose;     (b) upon a proper diagnosis indicating the use of the drug in the amount prescribed or provided; and     (c) in compliance with Section 58-17b-309;       (5) giving or receiving directly or indirectly any fee, commission, rebate, or other compensation for professional services not actually and personally rendered, except as part of a legal relationship within a lawful professional partnership, corporation, or association;     (6) failure to transfer pertinent and necessary information from a patient's medical records to another optometrist or physician when so requested by the patient or his representative, as designated in writing;     (7) failure to provide a contact lens prescription to a person who sells contact lenses in accordance with Section 58-16a-306; or     (8) falsely making an entry in, or altering, a medical record with the intent to conceal:   (a) a wrongful or negligent act or omission of an individual licensed under this chapter or an individual under the direction or control of an individual licensed under this chapter; or     (b) conduct described in Subsections (1) through (7) or Subsection 58-1-501(1).      Amended by Chapter 25, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-503 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 5 - Unlawful and Unprofessional Conduct - Penalties|Section 503 - Penalty for unlawful conduct.

 Effective 5/12/2020  58-16a-503. Penalty for unlawful conduct.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), any person who violates the unlawful conduct provision defined in Section 58-16a-501 or Subsection 58-1-501(1)(a) or (1)(c) is guilty of a third degree felony.     (2) A person who violates Subsection 58-16a-501(2) is guilty of a class C misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 339, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 6 - Scope of Practice|Section 601 - Scope of practice.

 Effective 1/1/2018  58-16a-601. Scope of practice.    (1) An optometrist may:   (a) provide optometric services not specifically prohibited under this chapter or division rules if the services are within the optometrist's training, skills, and scope of competence; and     (b) prescribe or administer pharmaceutical agents for the eye and its adnexa, including oral agents, subject to the following conditions:   (i) an optometrist may prescribe oral antibiotics for only eyelid related ocular conditions or diseases, and other ocular conditions or diseases specified by division rule; and     (ii) an optometrist may administer or prescribe a hydrocodone combination drug, or a Schedule III controlled substance, as defined in Section 58-37-4, only if:   (A) the substance is administered or prescribed for pain of the eye or adnexa;     (B) the substance is administered orally or topically or is prescribed for oral or topical use;     (C) the amount of the substance administered or prescribed does not exceed a 72-hour quantity; and     (D) if the substance is prescribed, the prescription does not include refills.           (2) An optometrist may not:   (a) perform surgery, including laser surgery; or     (b) prescribe or administer a Schedule II controlled substance, as defined in Section 58-37-4, except for a hydrocodone combination drug, if so scheduled and prescribed or administered in accordance with Subsection (1)(b).       (3) For purposes of Sections 31A-22-618 and 31A-45-303, an optometrist is a health care provider.    Amended by Chapter 292, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-701 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 7 - Practice Standards|Section 701 - Form of practice.

58-16a-701. Form of practice.    (1) An optometrist licensed under this chapter may engage in practice as an optometrist or in the practice of optometry only as an individual licensee. However, as an individual licensee he may be:   (a) an individual operating as a business proprietor;     (b) an employee of another person or corporation;     (c) a partner in a lawfully organized partnership;     (d) a lawfully formed professional corporation;     (e) a lawfully organized limited liability company;     (f) a lawfully organized business corporation; or     (g) any other form of organization recognized by the state and which is not prohibited by division rule made in collaboration with the board.       (2) Regardless of the form in which a licensee engages in the practice of optometry, the licensee may only permit the practice of optometry in that form of practice to be conducted by an individual:   (a) licensed in Utah as an optometrist under Section 58-16a-301; and     (b) who is able to lawfully and competently engage in the practice of optometry.      Enacted by Chapter 13, 1997 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 7 - Practice Standards|Section 702 - Medical records -- Electronic records.

58-16a-702. Medical records -- Electronic records.    (1) Medical records maintained by a licensee shall meet the standards and ethics of the profession.     (2) Medical records under this section may be maintained by any electronic means if the records comply with Subsection (1).     Amended by Chapter 268, 2001 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-901 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 9 - Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act|Section 901 - Title.

58-16a-901. Title.  This part is known as the "Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act."  Enacted by Chapter 245, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-902 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 9 - Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act|Section 902 - Policy.

58-16a-902. Policy.  It is the policy of the state that citizens who wear contact lenses pursuant to valid prescriptions should not be unreasonably denied the opportunity to purchase their contact lenses from their retailer of choice.  Enacted by Chapter 245, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-903 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 9 - Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act|Section 903 - Definitions.

58-16a-903. Definitions.  As used in this part:  (1) "Alternative channels of distribution" means any mail order company, Internet retailer, pharmacy, buying club, department store, or mass merchandise outlet, without regard to whether it is associated with a prescriber, unless the account meets the definition of a competitor as provided for in this section.     (2) "Competitor" means an entity that manufactures contact lenses and sells those lenses within the state in direct competition with any other manufacturer.     (3) "Manufacturer" means a manufacturer, its parents, subsidiaries, affiliates, successors, and assigns.     (4) "Prescriber" means an individual licensed or authorized to prescribe contact lenses under this title.    Enacted by Chapter 245, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-904 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 9 - Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act|Section 904 - Certification of availability of contact lenses -- Exceptions.

58-16a-904. Certification of availability of contact lenses -- Exceptions.    (1) Beginning July 1, 2006, a manufacturer of contact lenses doing business in the state shall certify by affidavit to the Attorney General those brands of contact lenses produced, marketed, distributed, or sold by the manufacturer in the state that are made available in a commercially reasonable and nondiscriminatory manner to:   (a) prescribers;     (b) entities associated with prescribers; and     (c) alternative channels of distribution.       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a manufacturer shall only sell, market, or distribute lenses in Utah that have been certified under Subsection (1).     (3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to:   (a) rigid gas permeable lenses;     (b) bitoric gas permeable lenses;     (c) bifocal gas permeable lenses;     (d) keratoconus lenses;     (e) custom soft toric lenses that are manufactured for an individual patient and are not mass marketed or mass produced; and     (f) custom designed lenses that are manufactured for an individual patient and are not mass marketed or mass produced.       (4) Any time a brand ceases to be made available after July 1, 2006, the manufacturer shall immediately certify that fact by affidavit to the Attorney General.    Enacted by Chapter 245, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-905 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 9 - Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act|Section 905 - Manufacturers' conduct.

58-16a-905. Manufacturers' conduct.  Nothing in Section 58-16a-904 is intended to require a manufacturer to:  (1) sell to a competitor;     (2) sell contact lenses to different contact lens distributors or customers at the same price;     (3) open or maintain any account for a contact lens seller who is not in substantial compliance with Utah and federal law regarding the sale of contact lenses;     (4) decide whether a low volume account with a contact lens seller is a direct account or handled through a distributor; or     (5) sell to customers in all geographic areas lenses that are being test marketed on a limited basis in one geographic area.    Enacted by Chapter 245, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-905.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 9 - Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act|Section 905.1 - Contact lens manufacturer or distributor -- Prohibited conduct.

 Effective 5/12/2015  58-16a-905.1. Contact lens manufacturer or distributor -- Prohibited conduct.  A contact lens manufacturer or a contact lens distributor may not:   (1) take any action, by agreement, unilaterally, or otherwise, that has the effect of fixing or otherwise controlling the price that a contact lens retailer charges or advertises for contact lenses; or     (2) discriminate against a contact lens retailer based on whether the contact lens retailer:   (a) sells or advertises contact lenses for a particular price;     (b) operates in a particular channel of trade;     (c) is a person authorized by law to prescribe contact lenses; or     (d) is associated with a person authorized by law to prescribe contact lenses.      Enacted by Chapter 293, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 58-16a-906 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 16a - Utah Optometry Practice Act|Part 9 - Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act|Section 906 - Penalties for violations.

 Effective 5/12/2015  58-16a-906. Penalties for violations.    (1) A person who knowingly and intentionally violates a provision of Section 58-16a-904 is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.     (2) The attorney general may bring a civil action or seek an injunction and a civil penalty against any person who violates a provision of Section 58-16a-904 or 58-16a-905.1.    Amended by Chapter 293, 2015 General Session
UT Code § 58-17b-101 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 17b - Pharmacy Practice Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 101 - Title.

58-17b-101. Title.  This chapter is known as the "Pharmacy Practice Act."  Enacted by Chapter 280, 2004 General Session
UT Code § 58-17b-103 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 17b - Pharmacy Practice Act|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 103 - Administrative inspections.

58-17b-103. Administrative inspections.    (1) The division may for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the provisions of this chapter, require a self-audit or enter and inspect the business premises of a person:   (a) licensed under Part 3, Licensing; or     (b) who is engaged in activities that require a license under Part 3, Licensing.       (2) Before conducting an inspection under Subsection (1), the division shall, after identifying the person in charge:   (a) give proper identification;     (b) request to see the applicable license or licenses;     (c) describe the nature and purpose of the inspection; and     (d) provide upon request, the authority of the division to conduct the inspection and the penalty for refusing to permit the inspection as provided in Section 58-17b-504.       (3) In conducting an inspection under Subsection (1), the division may, after meeting the requirements of Subsection (2):   (a) examine any record, prescription, order, drug, device, equipment, machine, electronic device or media, or area related to activities for which a license has been issued or is required by Part 3, Licensing, for the purpose of ascertaining compliance with the applicable provisions of this chapter;     (b) reproduce any record or media at the division's own cost;     (c) take a drug or device for further analysis if considered necessary;     (d) temporarily seize a drug or device that is suspected to be adulterated, misbranded, outdated, or otherwise in violation of this chapter, pending an adjudicative proceeding on the matter;     (e) box and seal drugs suspected to be adulterated, outdated, misbranded, or otherwise in violation of this chapter; and     (f) dispose of or return a drug or device obtained under this Subsection (3) in accordance with procedures established by division rule.       (4) An inspection described in Subsection (1) shall be conducted during regular business hours.     (5) If, upon inspection, the division concludes that a person has violated the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act, or a rule or order issued with respect to those chapters, and that disciplinary action is appropriate, the director or the director's designee shall promptly issue a fine or citation to the licensee in accordance with Section 58-17b-504.    Amended by Chapter 262, 2013 General SessionAmended by Chapter 278, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 58-17b-201 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 17b - Pharmacy Practice Act|Part 2 - Board|Section 201 - Board -- Membership -- Qualifications -- Terms.

58-17b-201. Board -- Membership -- Qualifications -- Terms.    (1) There is created the Utah State Board of Pharmacy consisting of five pharmacists, one pharmacy technician, and one member of the general public.   (a) The public member of the board shall be a Utah resident who:   (i) is 21 years of age or older;     (ii) has never been licensed to engage in the practice of pharmacy;     (iii) has never been the spouse of a person licensed to engage in the practice of pharmacy;     (iv) has never held any material financial interest in pharmacy practice; and     (v) has never engaged in any activity directly related to the practice of pharmacy.       (b) The licensed pharmacist and licensed pharmacy technician members of the board shall:   (i) have been Utah residents continuously for at least three years;     (ii) have at least five years experience in the practice of pharmacy in good standing with the division in Utah after licensure; and     (iii) maintain licensure in good standing to engage in the practice of pharmacy or practice as a pharmacy technician in Utah for the duration of the appointment.         (2) The board shall be appointed and serve in accordance with Section 58-1-201.     (3) The duties and responsibilities of the board are in accordance with Sections 58-1-202 and 58-1-203, and as required under Section 58-37f-202 regarding the controlled substance database. In addition, the board shall designate an appropriate member on a permanent or rotating basis to:   (a) assist the division in reviewing complaints concerning the unlawful or unprofessional conduct of a licensee; and     (b) advise the division in its investigation of these complaints.       (4) A board member who has, under Subsection (3), reviewed a complaint or advised in its investigation may be disqualified from participating with the board when the board serves as a presiding officer in an adjudicative proceeding concerning the complaint.     (5) A board member may be removed in accordance with Subsection 58-1-201(2)(e) or upon one of the following grounds:   (a) refusal or inability for any reason of a board member to perform his duties as a member of the Board in an efficient, responsible, and professional manner;     (b) misuse of appointment to obtain personal, pecuniary, or material gain or advantage for himself or another through such appointment; or     (c) violation of the laws governing the practice of pharmacy or Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act.      Amended by Chapter 287, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 58-17b-301 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 17b - Pharmacy Practice Act|Part 3 - Licensing|Section 301 - License required -- License classifications for individuals.

 Effective 7/1/2014  58-17b-301. License required -- License classifications for individuals.    (1) A license is required to engage in the practice of pharmacy, telepharmacy, pharmacy technician, or dispensing medical practitioner except as specifically provided in Section 58-1-307 or 58-17b-309.     (2) The division shall issue to an individual who qualifies under this chapter a license in the classification of:   (a) pharmacist;     (b) pharmacy intern;     (c) pharmacy technician;     (d) dispensing medical practitioner; or     (e) pharmacy technician trainee.      Amended by Chapter 72, 2014 General SessionAmended by Chapter 385, 2014 General SessionAmended by Chapter 385, 2014 General Session
UT Code § 58-17b-302 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 58 - Occupations and Professions|Chapter 17b - Pharmacy Practice Act|Part 3 - Licensing|Section 302 - License required -- License classifications for pharmacy facilities.

 Effective 9/23/2019  58-17b-302. License required -- License classifications for pharmacy facilities.    (1) A license is required to act as a pharmacy, except:   (a) as specifically exempted from licensure under Section 58-1-307; and     (b) for the operation of a medical cannabis pharmacy under Title 26, Chapter 61a, Utah Medical Cannabis Act.       (2) The division shall issue a pharmacy license to a facility that qualifies under this chapter in the classification of a:   (a) class A pharmacy;     (b) class B pharmacy;     (c) class C pharmacy;     (d) class D pharmacy;     (e) class E pharmacy; or     (f) dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacy.       (3)   (a) Each place of business shall require a separate license.     (b) If multiple pharmacies exist at the same address, a separate license shall be required for each pharmacy.       (4)   (a) The division may further define or supplement the classifications of pharmacies.     (b) The division may impose restrictions upon classifications to protect the public health, safety, and welfare.       (5) Each pharmacy shall have a pharmacist-in-charge, except as otherwise provided by rule.     (6) Whenever an applicable statute or rule requires or prohibits action by a pharmacy, the pharmacist-in-charge and the owner of the pharmacy shall be responsible for all activities of the pharmacy, regardless of the form of the business organization.    Amended by Chapter 5, 2019 Special Session 1