Section 303 – Renewal.

• (1) The department shall renew a license under this part every year if, at the time of renewal:
  • (a) the licensee meets the requirements of Section 26-61a-301;
  • (b) the licensee pays the department a license renewal fee in an amount that, subject to Subsection 26-61a-109(5), the department sets in accordance with Section 63J-1-504; and
  • (c) if the medical cannabis pharmacy changes the operating plan described in Section 26-61a-304 that the department approved under Subsection 26-61a-301(2)(b)(iv), the department approves the new operating plan.

• (2)
  • (a) If a licensed medical cannabis pharmacy abandons the medical cannabis pharmacy’s license, the department shall publish notice of an available license:
    • (i) in a newspaper of general circulation for the geographic area in which the medical cannabis pharmacy license is available; or
    • (ii) on the Utah Public Notice Website established in Section 63A-16-601.
  • (b) The department may establish criteria, in collaboration with the Division of Professional Licensing and the Board of Pharmacy and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to identify the medical cannabis pharmacy actions that constitute abandonment of a medical cannabis pharmacy license.

• (3) If the department has not completed the necessary processes to make a determination on a license renewal under Subsections (1)(a) and (c) before the expiration of a license, the department may issue a conditional medical cannabis pharmacy license to a licensed medical cannabis pharmacy that has applied for license renewal under this section and paid the fee described in Subsection (1)(b).

Amended by Chapter 290, 2022 General Session
Amended by Chapter 415, 2022 General Session