2025 bills / H.B. 543

H.B. 543 Controlled Substance Licensing Amendments (2025)

Did not passWritten by Rep. Raymond P. Ward

  1. Introduced
  2. House committee (stopped here)
  3. House vote
  4. Senate committee
  5. Senate vote
  6. Signed into law

What this bill does

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The bill would have the Division of Professional Licensing create a controlled substance certification for certain health care practitioners. Those practitioners would need this certification to distribute, dispense, or administer controlled substances, and the bill sets rules for certified practitioners, repeals the existing controlled substance license, and updates the Utah Controlled Substances Act to match.

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Official description
  • defines terms and amends definitions
  • requires the Division of Professional Licensing to create a controlled substance certification for certain practitioners
  • provides that a practitioner may not distribute, dispense, or administer a controlled substance without a controlled substance certification
  • prescribes requirements for certified practitioners
  • updates provisions of the Utah Controlled Substances Act to reflect the creation of a controlled substance certification
  • repeals provisions relating to a controlled substance license
  • makes technical and conforming changes
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