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Q. |
What are the requirements
for an electronic
prescription to be valid? |
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A. |
In addition to the elements
required on all
prescriptions,
electronically generated
prescriptions must also
have:
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A DEA number of the
prescribing practitioner
if the prescription is
for a controlled
substance;
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The telephone number of
the practitioner;
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The time and date of the
transmission; and
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The name of the pharmacy
to which the
prescription is sent.
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Authority:
NAC 639.7105(3) |
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Q. |
Can a pharmacist partially
fill a prescription for a
CII prescription? |
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A. |
A pharmacist may partially
fill a CII prescription if
either:
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The
pharmacist is unable to
supply the full quantity
written, in which case
the pharmacist
must: (1) Note
the quantity supplied on
the face of the original
prescription, and (2)
Fill the remaining
quantity within 72 hours
after the first partial
filling;
OR
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The patient is in a
long-term care facility
or has been diagnosed as
being terminally ill.
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Authority:
NAC 453.460(1)(a) and (b) |
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Q. |
Does an electronically
generated prescription that
has been printed on paper
need to contain a
handwritten signature by the
practitioner?
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A. |
Usually. If a prescription
is generated by an
electronic prescription
program and the prescription
is printed on paper, it must
contain a handwritten
signature of the
practitioner. The only
exception to the rule is if
the prescription is printed
on security paper and
contains a unique
identifying mark such as a
unique identification number
or facsimile of the
practitioner’s signature.
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Authority:
NAC 639.7102(6) |
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Q. |
Can an electronic
prescription indicate that
it was issued by a person
who does not have
prescribing privileges?
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A. |
No. The electronic
prescription laws did not
change the basic requirement
that all prescriptions must
be issued by a practitioner
with prescribing privileges.
Prescriptions that do not
contain an
indication that the
practitioner himself or
herself issued the
prescription cannot be
filled.
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Authority:
NAC 639.7102(2)(d) |
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