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Idaho News: Controlled Substance Prescriptions
Published in the September 2006 Idaho Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
After much discussion between the Idaho Board of Pharmacy and the Idaho Pharmacists Association, the following changes were made to Rule 464 concerning the filling of controlled substance (CS) prescriptions. The changes deal primarily with positive identification and maintaining records of patients for future identification. This is a temporary rule with an effective date of July 31, 2006. The Board will pursue making the rule permanent during the 2007 legislative session. The following is a copy of the rule in its entirety. The Board suggests that you place this Newsletter in your Law Book for future reference.
464. Filling of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance
01. Filling and Dispensing. No person other than a registered pharmacist under the laws of this state shall be responsible for the filling and dispensing of a prescription for a [CS].
02. Identification. Persons receiving [CS] shall be positively identified by staff at the pharmacy at the time any [CS] is dispensed directly to an individual at the pharmacy.
a. Positive identification shall consist of either a valid, current state or military drivers license or identification card, or a valid, current passport, each of which must contain a photo of the individual and the individual’s signature. For each [CS] prescription dispensed directly to an individual at the pharmacy, the pharmacy shall maintain a record of:
i. The name of the person receiving the prescribed [CS] (if other than the patient);
ii. The type of positive identification presented by such person;
iii. The state, military branch or other governmental entity issuing the identification; and
iv. The specific identification number of the drivers license, identification card or passport.
b. In lieu of these means of positive identification, an individual whose identity is personally and positively known to a staff member of the pharmacy who is present and who identifies the individual at the time of delivery of the prescribed [CS] may be so identified by the staff member; in such instances, the pharmacy shall maintain a record of;
i. The name of the person receiving the prescribed [CS] (if other than the patient);
ii. A notation indicating that the patient or other person receiving the prescribed [CS] was known to the pharmacy staff; and
iii. The name of the pharmacy staff person making the identification.
03. Retrieval of identification records. The identification records required under Subsection 464.02 of this rule may be maintained by the pharmacy in any fashion provided that the pharmacy must be able to produce such records upon any lawful request, and match the prescription filled with the positive identification records for the person receiving the prescribed [CS], within no more than two (2) business days from the date of the request.
