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Statutes > Utah > Title-58 > Chapter-37f > 58-37f-70358-37f-703. Reporting certain convictions to practitioners.
(1) Beginning on July 1, 2012, if the division receives a report from a court underSubsection 41-6a-502(4) or 41-6a-502.5(5)(b) relating to a conviction for driving under theinfluence of, or while impaired by, a prescribed controlled substance, the division shall:
(a) attempt to identify, through the database, each practitioner who may have prescribedthe controlled substance to the convicted person; and
(b) provide each practitioner identified under Subsection (1)(a) with:
(i) a copy of the information provided by the court; and
(ii) the information obtained from the database that led the division to determine that thepractitioner receiving the information may have prescribed the controlled substance to theconvicted person.
(2) It is the intent of the Legislature that the information provided under Subsection(1)(b) is provided for the purpose of assisting the practitioner in:
(a) discussing the manner in which the controlled substance may impact the convictedperson's driving;
(b) advising the convicted person on measures that may be taken to avoid adverseimpacts of the controlled substance on future driving; and
(c) making decisions regarding future prescriptions written for the convicted person.
(3) Beginning on July 1, 2010, the division shall, in accordance with Section 63J-1-504,increase the licensing fee described in Subsection 58-37-6(1)(b) to pay the startup and ongoingcosts of the division for complying with the requirements of this section.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 109, 2010 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
Enacted by Chapter 109, 2010 General Session
