Summary
The following rule amendments are made throughout Rule R156-37: updating of references, renumbering of paragraphs, and minor grammatical and stylistic changes. In Subsection R156-37-301(1), amendments are necessary due to S.B. 55. Other amendments are necessary due to recent amendments to Rule R156-17b. Subsection R156-37-302(2)(b) is unnecessary because employees of animal control facilities are exempted from controlled substance licensure in Subsection R156-37-305(4). Section R156-37-304 is removed because the Board of Pharmacy and other licensing boards requested that the controlled substance examination no longer be required. Subsection R156-37-305(1) is removed because this exemption was moved to Subsection R156-37-305(3). In Subsection R156-37-305(2), individuals and entities engaged in research using pharmaceuticals within a university research facility are exempt from controlled substance licensure. The Board of Pharmacy supports this amendment primarily because S.B. 14 passed in the 2013 General Session exempted these individuals and facilities from pharmacy and pharmacist licensure. In Subsection R156-37-305(4), individuals employed by a facility engaged in certain activities are exempted from controlled substance licensure. An individual may qualify for this exemption as long as the facility employing that individual has obtained a controlled substance license, has obtained a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration number, and uses the controlled substances according to a written protocol. Subsection R156-37-603(3) is removed due to S.B. 138 (2014). Subsection R156-37606(1)(b) is removed because the Division no longer authorizes licensees to dispose of controlled substances in the manner described in this subsection.