Dispensing in emergency department -- Patient's immediate need.
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(1) As used in this section, "controlled substance" means a substance classified as a controlled substance by the federal Controlled Substances Act, Title II, Pub. L. No. 91-513 et seq., or by Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act.
(2) The division shall adopt administrative rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, in consultation with hospital pharmacies and the boards of practitioners authorized to prescribe prescription drugs to establish guidelines under which a practitioner may dispense prescription drugs to a patient in a hospital emergency department if:
(a) the hospital pharmacy is closed;
(b) in the professional judgment of the practitioner, dispensing the drug is necessary for the patient's immediate needs;
(c) dispensing the prescription drug meets protocols established by the hospital pharmacy; and
(d) the practitioner dispenses only a sufficient amount of the prescription drug as necessary to last until a pharmacy can fill the prescription.
(3) A practitioner in an emergency department may dispense a prescription drug in accordance with Subsection (2).
(4) Under Subsection (2), a practitioner may not dispense more than a two-day supply of a controlled substance.