Code of Maine Rules
02 - DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL AND FINANCIAL REGULATION
392 - MAINE BOARD OF PHARMACY
Part 4 - DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Chapter 19 - RECEIPT AND HANDLING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG ORDERS
Section 392-4-19-11 - Refusal to Fill
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
A pharmacist may refuse to fill a prescription or dispense a drug only as permitted by 32 MRSA §13795(2). A pharmacist not qualified to initiate emergency contraception drug therapy in accordance with 32 MRSA §§13821 - 13825 shall not be deemed to have refused to dispense emergency contraceptives.
[NOTE: 32 MRSA §13795(2) provides:
2. Refusal to fill prescription, dispense drug or sell targeted methamphetamine precursor; law enforcement reporting
A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist may exercise discretion and refuse to fill any prescription, dispense any drug or sell any targeted methamphetamine precursor if unsatisfied as to the legitimacy or appropriateness of any prescription presented, the validity of any photographic identification or the identity of any patient presenting a prescription or any person acting on behalf of the patient, or the intention of the customer to use the drug or targeted methamphetamine precursor according to the instructions for use. A pharmacist or person acting at the direction of a pharmacist may make a report to a law enforcement agency when that person has reasonable cause to suspect that a prescription is not legitimate or appropriate, that a person has presented photographic identification that is not valid or that a customer has the intention to use a drug or targeted methamphetamine precursor in a manner inconsistent with the directions for use.]
