Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 2085 - RESEARCH
Section 2085.35 - Research Order Blanks for Dispensing Delta-9-THC Capsules
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) The hospital pharmacy may dispense delta-9-THC upon presentation of a "Research Order for Delta-9-Tetrahydrocannabinol Medication" signed by a physician who:
b) Procedure for Filling a Research Order for Medication:
AGENCY NOTE: The Research Order expiration date represents the period of time for which the THC has been dispensed to the participating patient. The Research Order expiration and the lot expiration date need not always be the same. The lot expiration date represents the period of time for which NCI states the THC to be effective.
AGENCY NOTE: A samples research order form is attached as Exhibit C.
2) For outpatient treatment, if any of the above items are missing, the Research Order is to be considered invalid and is not to be filled. For inpatient treatment, the pharmacist shall, upon receipt of a completed physician order (the written order of a physician as required for controlled substances by law and current hospital procedures pursuant to Section 313 of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 561/2, par. 1313)) complete the Research Order and fill it. When filled by the pharmacy for inpatient treatment, the physician and patient signatures are not required on the Research Order Form. The informed consent form must be completed by both inpatients and outpatients.
3) The hospital pharmacy, at the time of presentment of a Research Order and prior to filling shall include on the Research Order, the date of filling, confirmation of the prescribing physician's affiliation with the hospital, the signature of person to whom the medication is delivered, the method used to verify the identification of the recipient and the signature of the dispensing pharmacist.
4) Partial filling of a quantity ordered pursuant to the Research Order shall constitute a completed order for recordkeeping purposes.