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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. |
Does an electronic
prescription require an
actual signature of the
practitioner?
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A. |
No. A prescription received
by electronic transmission
is not
required to contain the
signature of the
practitioner if:
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It contains a facsimile
signature, security code
or other mark that
uniquely identifies the
practitioner; OR
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The practitioner’s
computer system has been
approved by the Board to
use a voice recognition
system, biometric
identification
technique, or other
security system approved
by the Board.
NOTE:
The Board advises that the
first time a pharmacy
receives an electronic
prescription via its fax
machine, it should verify
the prescription with the
practitioner and determine
whether the prescription is
authentic and what on the
prescription can be used for
future prescriptions to
assure their authenticity.
Once satisfied that the
prescription is authentic,
the pharmacy can fill the
prescription and similar
future prescriptions from
the practitioner.
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Authority:
NAC 639.2353(6)(a) and (b) |
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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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