Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.174 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Subchapter 24.174.8 - Pharmacies
Rule 24.174.835 - TRANSFER OF PRESCRIPTIONS
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The transfer of prescription information for the purpose of dispensing is permissible between pharmacies subject to DEA regulations and the following requirements:
(2) The transferring pharmacy shall:
(3) The receiving pharmacy shall maintain documentation including:
(4) Pharmacies accessing a common or shared electronic file or database used to maintain required dispensing information are not required to transfer prescription drug orders or information for dispensing purposes between or among pharmacies participating in the common or shared prescription file, provided, however, that any such common or shared file shall contain complete records of each prescription drug order and refill dispensed. A hard copy record of each prescription drug order accessed for purposes of refilling shall be generated if necessary and maintained at the refilling pharmacy. An easily retrievable audit trail which documents the location of each filling must be maintained and provisions must be made to assure that the number of authorized refills is not exceeded.
"NOTICE TO CONSUMERS:
This pharmacy maintains its prescription information in an electronic file which is shared by or accessible to the following pharmacies: (list names of all pharmacies which share the prescription information).
By offering this service, your prescriptions may also be refilled at the above locations. If for any reason you do not want your prescriptions to be maintained this way, please notify the pharmacist-in-charge."
(5) In an emergency, a pharmacy may transfer original prescription drug order information for a noncontrolled substance to a second pharmacy for the purpose of dispensing up to a seven-day supply, without voiding the original prescription drug order.
AUTH: 37-7-201, MCA IMP: 37-7-201, MCA