The Board of Pharmacy will meet on August 22. The details for participation and the agenda have been posted online. Below are the discussion items. 

• 9:00 AM DSCSA (Drug Supply Chain Security Act); Justin Macy, NABP (National Association of Boards of Pharmacy) Director of Innovation  
• Vaccine Protocol  
• Pharmacist In Charge Responsibilities Review  
• Pharmacist Prescribing Epinephrine Auto-injectors 
• Transfer of Electronic Prescriptions Schedule 2-5  
• Alterations to Schedule II Controlled Substances  
• Hormonal Contraception Questionnaire Update  
• PEP/PrEP Update  
• Next APCEC meeting September 14. 

Also in Utah, the Board of Pharmacy distributed its August 2023 newsletter. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

HB 288 (1st Sub.), legislation requiring a pharmacist who dispenses opioids to offer to counsel the patient or the patient’s representative on the use and availability of an opioid antagonist and offer to dispense an opioid antagonist with a prescription or under other defined criteria, passed both the House and the Senate and will be sent to Gov. Spencer Cox (R) for his consideration. 

Also in Utah, SB 193, legislation that a health insurer may not require a pharmacy to dispense a clinician-administered drug directly to an enrollee with the intention that the enrollee will transport the drug to a healthcare provider for administering, passed the Senate and the House and will be sent to Gov. Cox for his consideration. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

On March 1, the Department of Workforce Services (DWS) will begin to review all Medicaid cases over the next 12-month unwinding period of continuous eligibility/coverage. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy posted the agenda for its December 20 meeting.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy posted the following:

• September 27 Approved Minutes 
• November 15 Meeting – Agenda, audio recording and handouts 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy posted the following: 

• August 23 Signed Meeting Minutes 
• Notice of November 15 meeting at 8:30 a.m. – Agenda Pending 
• Notice of December 20 meeting at 8:30 a.m. – Agenda Pending 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy recently posted the following:  

• July 26 Signed Meeting Minutes 
• Board of Pharmacy Meeting Agenda – September 27 
• Next Scheduled Meeting – October 25 (Agenda is pending.) 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy posted the following:

• June 28 Signed Meeting Minutes
• July 26 Cyber Security Presentation

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.

The Board of Pharmacy posted the following: 

• May 24, 2022 signed meeting minutes 
• June 28 meeting audio recording 
• July 26 meeting agenda 
• August 23 meeting announcement; agenda is pending. 

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.