Utah Administrative Code (Current through November 1, 2019) |
R156. Commerce, Occupational and Professional Licensing |
R156-37. Utah Controlled Substances Act Rule |
R156-37-502. Unprofessional Conduct
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"Unprofessional conduct" includes:
(1) a licensee with authority to prescribe or administer controlled substances:
(a) prescribing or administering to oneself any Schedule II or III controlled substance that is not lawfully prescribed by another licensed practitioner having authority to prescribe the drug;
(b) prescribing or administering a controlled substance for a condition that the prescriber is not licensed or competent to treat;
(2) violating any federal or state law relating to controlled substances;
(3) failing to deliver to the Division all controlled substance license certificates issued by the Division to the Division upon an action that revokes, suspends or limits the license;
(4) failing to maintain controls over controlled substances that would be considered by a prudent practitioner to be effective against diversion, theft, or shortage of controlled substances;
(5) being unable to account for shortages of any controlled substance inventory for which the licensee has responsibility;
(6) knowingly prescribing, selling, giving away, or administering, directly or indirectly, or offering to prescribe, sell, furnish, give away, or administer any controlled substance to a drug dependent person, as defined in Subsection 58-37-2(1)(s), except for legitimate medical purposes as permitted by law;
(7) refusing to make available for inspection controlled substance stock, inventory, and records as required under this rule or other law regulating controlled substances and controlled substance records;
(8) failing to submit controlled substance prescription information to the database manager after being notified in writing to do so; or
(9) failing to obtain a DEA registration within the time frame established in Section R156-37-305.