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a. immediately suspend the person’s controlled substance license; and b. reinstate the person’s controlled substance license only upon reinstatement of the underlying license, without further administrative action that would be grounds for the continued denial of the controlled substance license.
licensee, and for issuing a cease and desist order shall be in accordance with Section 58-1-401. R156-37-402. Continuing Professional Education for Controlled Substance Prescribers. Under Section 58-37-6.5, qualified continuing professional education requirements for controlled substance prescribers are further established as follows: 1. Continuing education under this section shall: a. be prepared and presented by individuals who are qualified by education, training, and experience to provide the controlled substance prescriber continuing education; and b. have a method of verification of attendance and a post-course knowledge assessment or examination. 2. In accordance with Subsections 58-37-6.5(2)(b), 58-37- 6.5(5), 58-37-6.5(7), and 58-37-6.5(8), the controlled substance prescribing classes and SBIRT training that satisfy the Division’s continuing education requirements for license renewal, and that are delivered by an accredited or approved continuing education provider recognized by the Division as offering appropriate continuing education, shall be posted on the Division’s website at dopl.utah.gov. 3. Credit for continuing education shall be recognized as follows: a. Unlimited hours shall be recognized for continuing education completed in blocks of time of not less than 50 minutes; b. Continuing education hours for licensees who have not been licensed for the entire two-year period shall be prorated from the date of licensure; c. In accordance with Subsection 58-37f- 304(3), the required 1/2 hour of continuing
R156-37-306. Exemption from Licensure -- Law Enforcement Personnel, University Research, Narcotic Detection Training of Animals, and Animal Control. Under Subsection 58-37-6(2)(d), the following persons are exempt from licensure under Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act: 1a. except as specified in Subsection (1)(b), law enforcement agencies and their sworn personnel, to the extent their official duties require them to possess controlled substances, if they: i. act within the scope of their enforcement responsibilities; ii. maintain accurate records of controlled substances that come into their possession; and iii. maintain an effective audit trail; b. law enforcement personnel may not purchase or possess controlled substances for administration to animals unless the purchase or possession is in accordance with a controlled substance license; 2. individuals and entities engaged in research using pharmaceuticals as defined in Subsection 58-17b-102(66) within a research facility as defined in Subsection R156- 17b-102(48); and 3. individuals employed by a facility engaged in the following activities, if the facility employing that individual has a controlled substance license in Utah and a DEA registration number, and uses the controlled substances according to a written protocol: a. narcotic detection training of animals for law enforcement use; or b. animal control, including: i. animal euthanasia; or ii. animal immobilization. R156-37-401. Grounds for Denial of License - Disciplinary Proceedings. Grounds for refusing to issue a license to an applicant, for refusing to renew the license of a licensee, for revoking, suspending, restricting, or placing on probation the license of a licensee, for issuing a public or private reprimand to a
education for the online tutorial and test relating to the controlled substance database shall be waived by the Division for a controlled substance prescriber renewing a license, if the prescriber attests on the license renewal form that: i. in the past license period, the prescriber accessed the controlled substance database; and ii. upon the prescriber’s information and belief, the prescriber’s use of the database reduced the prescribing, dispensing, and use of opioids in an unprofessional or unlawful manner, or in quantities or frequencies inconsistent with generally recognized standards of dosage for an opioid.
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