Idaho News: House Bill 611

June 1, 2006 4:02 PM Topics: Practitioner prescriber and Prescriptions

Published in the June 2006 Idaho Board of Pharmacy Newsletter

HB 611 adds language that further clarifies what constitutes the validity of a prescription drug order.
54-1733. Validity Of Prescription Drug Orders
1. A prescription or drug order for a legend drug is not valid unless it is issued for a legitimate medical purpose arising from a prescriber-patient relationship which includes a documented patient history and physical evaluation adequate to establish diagnoses and identify underlying conditions and/or contraindications to the treatment. Treatment, including issuing a prescription or drug order, based solely on an online questionnaire or consultation outside of an on¬going clinical relationship does not constitute a legitimate medical purpose. A prescription or drug order may be issued either:
a. By a practitioner acting in the usual course of his profes¬sion; or
b. By a physician, dentist, veterinarian, scientific investigator or other person, other than a pharmacist, who is licensed in a jurisdiction other than the state of Idaho and is permitted by such license to dispense, conduct research with respect to or administer the prescribed legend drugs in the course of his professional practice or research in such jurisdiction, so long as the individual is acting within the jurisdiction, scope and authority of his license when issuing the pre¬scription or drug order.
2. It is unlawful for practitioner to knowingly issue an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.
3. It is unlawful for a pharmacist or veterinarian to knowingly fill an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.