R156-17b-302. Pharmacy Licensure Classifications - Pharmacist-in-Charge, Remote Dispensing Pharmacist-in-Charge, or Dispensing-Medical-Practitioner-in-Charge Requirements

Under Section 58-17b-302, this section clarifies the classification of pharmacies. (1) A Class A pharmacy includes retail operations located in Utah. A Class A pharmacy requires a PIC or RDPIC. Examples of Class A pharmacies include: (a) retail pharmacies; (b) mail service retail pharmacies; and (c) remote dispensing pharmacies. (2) A Class B pharmacy includes an institutional pharmacy that provides services to a target population unique to the needs of the healthcare services required by the patient. A Class B pharmacy require a PIC, RDPIC, or DMPIC, except for pharmaceutical administration facilities and narcotic treatment program pharmacies. Examples of Class B pharmacies include: (a) closed door pharmacies; (b) hospital clinic pharmacies; (c) narcotic treatment program pharmacies; (d) nuclear pharmacies; (e) branch pharmacies; (f) hospice facility pharmacies; (g) pharmaceutical administration facility pharmacies; (h) sterile product preparation facility pharmacies; (i) dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacies; and (j) remote dispensing pharmacies. (3) A Class C pharmacy includes a pharmacy that is involved in: (a) manufacturing; (b) producing; (c) wholesaling; (d) distributing; or (e) reverse distributing. (4) A Class D pharmacy requires a PIC licensed in the state where the pharmacy is physically located and includes an out-of-state mail service pharmacy. A Class D pharmacy with multiple locations shall have licenses for each facility and each component part of a facility. (5) A Class E pharmacy does not require a PIC and includes: (a) analytical laboratory pharmacies; (b) animal control pharmacies; (c) durable medical equipment provider pharmacies; (d) human clinical investigational drug research facility pharmacies; (e) medical gas provider pharmacies; (f) animal narcotic detection training facility pharmacies; (g) third party logistics providers; (h) non-drug or device handling central prescription processing pharmacies; and (i) veterinarian pharmaceutical facility pharmacies. (6)(a) Each Class A and each Class B pharmacy required to have a PIC or DMPIC shall have one PIC or DMPIC who is employed on a full-time basis as defined by the employer, who acts as a PIC or DMPIC for one pharmacy. (b) The PIC or DMPIC: (i) may be the PIC or DMPIC of more than one Class A or Class B pharmacy, if the additional Class A or Class B pharmacies are not open to provide pharmacy services simultaneously; and (ii) may serve as an RDPIC. (7) A PIC, RDPIC, or DMPIC shall comply with Section R156-17b-603.