Utah Code § 31A-22-659

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 31A-22-659 - Provider administered drugs
(1) As used in this section:
(a) "Clinician-administered drug" means an outpatient prescription drug as defined in Section 58-17b-102 that:
(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;
(ii) is typically administered:
(A) by a health care provider; and
(B) in a physician's office or a health care facility as defined in Section 26-21-2; and
(iii) is not a vaccine.
(b) "Health insurer" means a person who offers health care insurance, including a health maintenance organization as defined in Section 31A-8-101.
(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.

Utah Code § 31A-22-659

Added by Chapter 323, 2023 General Session ,§ 1, eff. 5/3/2023, technically renumbered to avoid duplication.