Summary
In Section R156-17b-904, the authorizing statute prohibits a pharmacy from accepting or dispensing a drug under the program after either the drug label's beyond-use date, the expiration date recommended by the manufacturer, or any later date that has been established by division rule. This section makes clear that the division in collaboration with the Utah State Board of Pharmacy has not established any dates later than the beyond-use dates or the manufacturer's recommended expiration dates. Section R156-17b-905 establishes the handling fees an eligible pharmacy may charge for accepting or dispensing a drug under the program. Section R156-17b-907a establishes the registration requirements to become an eligible pharmacy allowed to participate in the program. Section R156-17b-907b establishes the formulary of eligible prescription drugs for the program. Section R156-17b-907c establishes the program standards and procedures that eligible pharmacies must create and maintain. Section R156-17b-907d establishes that the division will coordinate annual meetings between: 1) the Department of Health and eligible pharmacies to obtain input to establish program standards and procedures for assisted living and nursing care facilities; and 2) between the Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health and eligible pharmacies to obtain input to establish program standards and procedures for mental health and substance abuse clients. Section R156-17b-907e requires an eligible pharmacy to create and maintain a training program for its pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to complete before they participate in the program, and requires the pharmacy to maintain a two-year record of such training.