Utah Admin. Code R156-37-402 - Continuing Education for Controlled Substance Prescribers
Under Section 58-37-6.5, qualified continuing professional education requirements for controlled substance prescribers are further established as follows:
(1)
Continuing education under this section shall:
(a) be prepared and presented by individuals
who are qualified by education, training, and experience to provide the
controlled substance prescriber continuing education; and
(b) have a method of verification of
attendance and a post-course knowledge assessment or examination.
(2) Under Subsections
58-37-6.5(2)(b),
58-37-6.5(5),
58-37-6.5(7), and
58-37-6.5(8), the
controlled substance prescribing classes and SBIRT training that satisfy the
Division's continuing education requirements for license renewal, and that are
delivered by an accredited or approved continuing education provider recognized
by the Division as offering appropriate continuing education, are posted on the
Division's website at dopl.utah.gov.
(3) The Division shall recognize credit for
continuing education as follows:
(a) allow
unlimited hours for continuing education completed in blocks of time of at
least 50 minutes;
(b) prorate from
date of licensure continuing education hours for licensees who have not been
licensed for the entire two-year period; and
(c) under Subsection
58-37f-304(3),
waive the required 1/2 hour of continuing education for the online tutorial and
test relating to the controlled substance database if the prescriber attests on
the license renewal form that:
(i) in the past
license period, the prescriber accessed the controlled substance database;
and
(ii) upon the prescriber's
information and belief, the prescriber's use of the database reduced the
prescribing, dispensing, and use of opioids in an unprofessional or unlawful
manner, or in quantities or frequencies inconsistent with generally recognized
standards of dosage for an opioid.
(4)
(a) A
licensee shall maintain documentation sufficient to prove the licensee's
compliance with Section
58-37-6.5 and this section, for a
period of two years after the end of the renewal cycle for which the continuing
education is due.
(b) The Division
may review controlled substance database usage by the prescriber or proxy to
audit an attestation under Subsection (3)(c).
Notes
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