Idaho News: Rules for Prescription Transmission to a Non-Institutional Pharmacy

March 1, 2009 4:54 pm Topics: Controlled substances and Prescriptions

Published in the March 2009 Idaho State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter

1. What are the prescription transmission rules for legend drugs in general?
Refer to Idaho Statute 54.1733(d). The options are summarized as follows:
Original practitioner-signed prescription
Fax of original practitioner-signed prescription from:
a. A practitioner or practitioner’s agent
b. A health care facility for a patient or resident of such facility
Fax of an oral prescription from the practitioner to the licensed practice nurse or nurse in a licensed health care facility for a patient or resident in such facility from the health care facility, provided that it includes:
a. Name of prescriber
b. Name of nurse transcriber
c. Name of person sending the fax
Oral from the practitioner, the practitioner’s agent, or from a licensed practice nurse or nurse in a health care facility for a patient or resident of such facility. Note: In-home hospice nurses are not located within a health care facility and are generally not considered the practitioner’s agent.

2. What are the prescription transmission rules for Schedule II drugs?
Refer to CFR 1306.05 (a), CFR 1306.11(a), (d), (e), (f), (g), and Board Rule 161.06. The options are summarized as follows:
Original practitioner-signed prescription
Fax of original practitioner-signed prescription by practitioner or agent with original presented to pharmacist at time of dispensing
Fax of original practitioner-signed prescription by practitioner or agent for long-term care facility or hospice (marked “hospice patient” on fax by practitioner or agent); fax can serve as the original: Rule 161.06(c)
Oral from practitioner directly to a pharmacist for an emergency supply according to provisions of CFR 1306.11(d) & 442.04
 

3. What are the prescription transmission rules for Schedule III, IV, and V drugs?
Refer to CFR 1306.21(a), (c), CFR 1306.22(a), Board Rule 161.07. The options are summarized as follows:
Original practitioner-signed prescription
Fax of original practitioner-signed prescription by practitioner or agent; fax can serve as the original
Oral from a practitioner or the practitioner’s agent to a pharmacist.