(1) A pharmacy shall verbally offer to counsel a patient or a patient's agent in a personal face-to-face discussion regarding each prescription drug dispensed, if the patient or patient's agent: (a) delivers the prescription in person to the pharmacist or pharmacy intern; or (b) receives the drug in person at the time it is dispensed at the pharmacy facility.

(a) delivers the prescription in person to the pharmacist or pharmacy intern; or

(b) receives the drug in person at the time it is dispensed at the pharmacy facility.

(2) A pharmacist or pharmacy intern at a pharmacy that receives a prescription from a patient by means other than personal delivery, and that dispenses prescription drugs to the patient by means other than personal delivery, shall: (a) provide patient counseling to a patient regarding each prescription drug the pharmacy dispenses; and (b) provide each patient with a toll-free telephone number by which the patient can contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for counseling.

(a) provide patient counseling to a patient regarding each prescription drug the pharmacy dispenses; and

(b) provide each patient with a toll-free telephone number by which the patient can contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for counseling.

(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (1) and (2), a pharmacist or a pharmacy intern may provide patient counseling to an individual under the jurisdiction of the Utah Department of Corrections or a county detention facility via a written, telephone, or electronic communication.