Current through February 27, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in this
section, an employee of a pharmacy who is authorized to dispense controlled
substances shall, before dispensing a controlled substance pursuant to a lawful
prescription, request the person who picks up the controlled substance to
present a current and valid form of identification issued by a federal, state
or local governmental agency that contains a photograph of the person. The
employee shall not dispense the controlled substance if:
(a) That person does not present such
identification; or
(b) The employee
reasonably believes that the identification presented has been altered or is
false or otherwise invalid.
2. The provisions of subsection 1 do not
apply if:
(a) The prescription is for a
patient who has had a prescription previously filled by the pharmacy;
(b) The prescription is for a patient who is
an inpatient at a health care facility , facility for long-term care or
facility for hospice care where he or she is being treated;
(c) The person who picks up the controlled
substance is personally known to an employee of the pharmacy; or
(d) The employee is dispensing the controlled
substance by mail and has obtained or verified the identification of the
patient through the prescription benefit plan of the
patient.
3. If the
provisions of subsection 1 apply, the employee dispensing the controlled
substance shall:
(a) Make a copy of the
identification presented to the employee; or
(b) Record the full name of the person who
picks up the controlled substance, the identification number , if any,
indicated on his or her identification presented to the employee and the
federal, state or local governmental agency that issued the identification. The
employee shall record that information on:
(1) The prescription;
(2) The refill log;
(3) The counseling log;
(4) A computer record related to the patient
; or
(5) A document that is readily
retrievable and accessible for inspection by law enforcement or any member,
employee, agent or designee of the Board.
4. If a copy of the identification is made
pursuant to paragraph (a) of subsection 3, it must be filed with the copy of
the prescription that is maintained by the pharmacy.
5. As used in this section:
(a) "Facility for hospice care" has the
meaning ascribed to it in
NRS
449.0033.
(b) "Facility for long-term care" means:
(1) A residential facility for groups as
defined in
NRS
449.017; and
(2) A facility for skilled nursing as defined
in
NRS
449.0039.
(c) "Health care facility" has the meaning
ascribed to it in
NRS
449.2414.
(d) "Valid form of identification" does not
include:
(1) A driver authorization card
obtained in accordance with
NRS
483.291; or
(2) A driver authorization card, driving
privilege card or other similar card issued by another
jurisdiction.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Pharmacy by R146-03, eff. 4-8-2004; A by
R014-14,
eff. 6/26/2015
NRS
639.070
