Section 403 - Administration of a prescription drug.

UT Code § 58-24b-403 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) A licensed physical therapist may purchase, store, and administer topical and aerosol medications that require a prescription only as provided in this section.

(2) A licensed physical therapist may purchase, store, and administer: (a) topically applied medicinal agents, including steroids and analgesics, for wound care and for musculoskeletal treatment, using iontophoresis or phonorphoresis; and (b) aerosols for pulmonary hygiene in an institutional setting, if a licensed respiratory therapist is not available in, or within a 10 mile radius of, the institution.

(a) topically applied medicinal agents, including steroids and analgesics, for wound care and for musculoskeletal treatment, using iontophoresis or phonorphoresis; and

(b) aerosols for pulmonary hygiene in an institutional setting, if a licensed respiratory therapist is not available in, or within a 10 mile radius of, the institution.

(3) A licensed physical therapist may only purchase, store, or administer a medication described in this section pursuant to a written prescription issued by a practitioner who is licensed to prescribe that medication.

(4) This section does not authorize a licensed physical therapist to dispense a prescription drug.