(d) The division may assess reasonable fees to defray the cost of issuing original and renewal licenses under this section in accordance with Section 63J-1-504. (3) (a) A registered agency shall obtain a license for each registered location. (b) A registered agency: (i) shall have at least one registered location; and (ii) is not required to obtain a separate United States Drug Enforcement Administration certificate of registration for each of the registered agency's stationhouses or other locations. (4) A registered agency licensed under this section: (a) shall maintain records and inventories: (i) in accordance with the record keeping and inventory requirements of federal and state law and rules the division makes; and (ii) at a registered location; and (b) may not: (i) distribute or dispense a controlled substance to any other person unless authorized in division rule; (ii) omit, remove, alter, or obliterate a symbol required by this chapter or by division rule; (iii) refuse or fail to make, keep, or furnish any record notification, order form, statement, invoice, or information required under this chapter or division rule; (iv) refuse entry into any premises for inspection as authorized by this chapter or division rule; (v) provide false or fraudulent material information in any application, report, or other document that this section or division rule requires; or (vi) willfully make any false statement in any report or record this section or division rule requires. (5) If a registered agency obtains a license issued by the division, emergency medical service personnel employed by the registered agency may dispense, distribute, or administer controlled substances: (a) to the extent authorized by the license; (b) in compliance with applicable provisions of state and federal law; and (c) according to: (i) a standing order or a verbal order issued by the medical director of the registered agency for the registered agency; or (ii) a verbal order issued by an authorizing medical professional. (6) (a) The division shall issue each license under this chapter according to a two-year renewal cycle the division establishes in rule. (b) The division may by rule extend or shorten a renewal period by as much as one year to stagger the renewal cycles the division administers. (7) (a) The division may deny, suspend, place on probation, or revoke a license if the division finds that an applicant or licensee has: (i) materially falsified any application filed or required under this chapter; (ii) violated any state or federal law relating to a controlled substance; (iii) violated a division rule that reflects adversely on the applicant's or licensee's reliability and integrity with respect to controlled substances; (iv) had a federal registration or license denied, suspended, or revoked by competent federal authority and is no longer authorized to dispense, distribute, or administer controlled substances; (v) had the licensee's license suspended or revoked by competent authority of another state for violation of laws or regulations comparable to those of this state relating to the dispensing, distribution, or administration of controlled substances; or (vi) refused inspection of records required to be maintained under this chapter by a person authorized to inspect the records. (b) The division may limit revocation or suspension of a license to a particular controlled substance with respect to which there are grounds for revocation or suspension. (c) (i) The division may suspend a license simultaneously with instituting proceedings to deny, suspend, place on probation, or revoke a license if the division finds there is an imminent danger to the public health or safety. (ii) If the division suspends a license under Subsection (7)(c)(i), the suspension is effective until the conclusion of proceedings, including judicial review, unless withdrawn by the division or dissolved by a court. (d) (i) If the division suspends a license under this Subsection (7), all controlled substances the licensee owns or possesses may be placed under seal in the discretion of the division. (ii) Controlled substances under seal may not be disposed until the time for appeal has expired, or until all appeals have been exhausted, unless a court, upon application, orders the sale of perishable substances and the proceeds deposited with the court. (iii) If a revocation order under this Subsection (7) becomes final, the licensee shall forfeit all controlled substances the licensee owns or possesses. (e) The division shall promptly notify the United States Drug Enforcement Administration: (i) if the division issues an order suspending or revoking a license; and (ii) of a forfeiture of controlled substances under Subsection (7)(d)(iii). (f) (i) If a registered agency's United States Drug Enforcement Administration registration is denied, revoked, surrendered, or suspended, the division shall immediately suspend the registered agency's controlled substance license. (ii) (A) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(f)(ii)(B), the division may only reinstate a license suspended as described in Subsection (7)(f)(i) if the registered agency's United States Drug Enforcement Administration registration is reinstated. (B) The division may not reinstate a license as described in Subsection (7)(f)(ii)(A), if the division has taken further administrative action under Subsection (7)(a)(iv). (8) (a) The division may impose a fine for a violation of Subsection (4)(b) not to exceed $5,000. (b) The division shall deposit all penalties collected under Subsection (8)(a) into the General Fund as a dedicated credit to be used by the division in accordance with Subsection 58-37f-502(1). Cannabinoid Products, And Hemp, And Kratom
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