58-17b-604 - Medication profiles. - Utah Statutes

58-17b-604. Medication profiles.
(1) Each pharmacy shall establish a medication profile system for pharmacy patientsaccording to the standards established by division rules made in collaboration with the board. The rules shall indicate the method for recording all prescription information.
(2) The pharmacy shall maintain the medication profile for any pharmacy patient whoexpresses a desire for that professional service.
(3) The pharmacy may charge an appropriate professional fee for this service and forcopying or providing information in the medication profile to another authorized person.
(4) A pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician may not release or discuss theinformation contained in a prescription or patient's medication profile to anyone except:
(a) the pharmacy patient in person or the pharmacy patient's legal guardian or designee;
(b) a lawfully authorized federal, state, or local drug enforcement officer;
(c) a third party payment program administered under terms authorized by the pharmacypatient;
(d) a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or pharmacy technician providing pharmacy servicesto the patient or a prescribing practitioner providing professional services to the patient;
(e) another pharmacist, pharmacy intern, pharmacy technician, or prescribing practitionerto whom the patient has requested a prescription transfer; or
(f) the pharmacy patient's attorney, after the presentation of a written authorizationsigned by the:
(i) patient, before a notary public;
(ii) parent or lawful guardian, if the patient is a minor;
(iii) lawful guardian, if the patient is incompetent; or
(iv) personal representative, if the patient is deceased.

Enacted by Chapter 280, 2004 General Session