Partial filling of a Schedule II controlled substance prescription.

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  • (1) For purposes of this section, "Schedule II controlled substance" means a substance classified as a Schedule II controlled substance by the federal Controlled Substances Act, Title II, Pub. L. No. 91-513 et seq., or Section 58-37-4.
  • (2) A prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance for a patient in a long-term care facility or a patient with a terminal illness may be partially filled in accordance with federal law.
  • (3) A prescription for a Schedule II controlled substance for a patient other than a patient described in Subsection (2) may be partially filled:
    • (a) in accordance with federal law and rules made under Subsection (5); and
    • (b) at the request of the practitioner who issued the prescription, or the patient.
  • (4) For purposes of Subsection (3), "partially filled" means that less than the full amount of the prescription is dispensed.
  • (5) For purposes of Subsection (3), the division shall makes rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act:
    • (a) specifying how to record the date, quantity supplied, and quantity remaining of a prescription partially filled under Subsection (3); and
    • (b) otherwise necessary for the implementation of Subsections (2) and (3).




Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB61, Chapter 44.


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