New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 45A - ADMINISTRATIVE RULES OF THE DIVISION OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Subchapter 27 - NEW JERSEY UNIFORM PRESCRIPTION BLANKS PROGRAM
Section 13:45A-27.4 - Recordkeeping, reporting, and security requirements for licensed prescribers, healthcare facilities, and pharmacists

Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:45A-27.4

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024

(a) Licensed prescribers and healthcare facilities shall maintain records indicating the ordering, receipt, storage, maintenance, and distribution of NJPB pads. Such records shall include, at a minimum, the following:

1. The name and address of the vendor supplying the NJPB pads;

2. The date of order and receipt;

3. The unique 15-digit identifiers of the NJPB pads as provided in 13:45A-27.9(g);

4. The date, the quantity, and to whom the NJPB pads were distributed at a group practice office or healthcare facility, if applicable;

5. The designation of a person responsible for the ordering, receipt, storage, maintenance, and distribution of the NJPB pads. NJPB pads shall not be ordered, received, stored, maintained or distributed by anyone other than the licensed prescriber or healthcare facility, or persons employed by the licensed prescriber or healthcare facility; and

6. The designation of a secure storage area for the NJPB pads.

(b) All licensed prescribers and healthcare facilities shall establish and implement a security protocol for the storage, maintenance, and distribution of NJPBs.

(c) All licensed pharmacies shall establish and implement a security protocol for the storage and maintenance of prescriptions issued on NJPBs and shall consecutively number and file such prescriptions pursuant to 45:14-15.

(d) Licensed prescribers and healthcare facilities shall notify the Office of Drug Control in the Division as soon as possible but no later than 72 hours of becoming aware that any NJPB in their possession has been lost, stolen, or altered in any way. An incident report shall be filed in writing with the Office of Drug Control within seven days after such notification on a form provided by the Office of Drug Control.

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