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Senate rejects bill to require in-person exams for certain online prescriptions
Summary
SB 46, a bill to require a face-to-face patient-practitioner exam before prescribing certain medications over the internet, failed on the Senate floor after extended debate over safety, regulatory findings and whether state law or DOPL should govern telemedicine standards.
Senate Bill 46, aimed at clarifying the bona fide patient-practitioner relationship and requiring in-person exams before prescribing particular medications via internet questionnaires, failed to pass the Utah Senate on Feb. 24 after a protracted floor debate.
Sponsor Senator Knudson said the bill is designed to protect patient safety by ensuring a clinician determines whether a patient is at elevated cardiovascular risk before prescribing drugs that can interact with nitrates and drop blood pressure dangerously.…
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