Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs
Bureau of Professional Licensing
Board of Pharmacy
Board of Pharmacy - Controlled Substances
Part 6 - DISPENSING AND ADMINISTERING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PRESCRIPTIONS
Section R. 338.3165 - Emergency dispensing of schedule 2 substances; written prescriptions

Universal Citation: MI Admin Code R. 338.3165

Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024

Rule 65.

(1) After authorizing an emergency oral prescription of a controlled substance listed in schedule 2, the prescriber shall comply with all of the following within 7 days:

(a) The prescriber shall deliver to the dispensing pharmacist a written prescription postmarked within 7 days after the date the prescription was dispensed, or electronically transmit the prescription under R 338.3162a.

(b) The prescriber shall include on the prescription both "Authorization for Emergency Dispensing" and the date of the oral order.

(2) A pharmacist that has dispensed a prescription on an emergency oral prescription shall comply with all of the following:

(a) The dispensing pharmacist shall reduce the oral prescription to writing.

(b) After the dispensing pharmacist receives the prescription the pharmacist shall attach the prescription to the oral order that was earlier reduced to writing.

(c) The pharmacy shall notify the department if the prescriber fails to deliver to the pharmacy either a written prescription or a prescription transmitted electronically.

(3) The failure of the pharmacy to notify the department if the prescriber fails to deliver a prescription under subrule (1) of this rule voids the authority conferred by this rule.

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