North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Chapter 46 - PHARMACY
Section .1800 - PRESCRIPTIONS
Section 46 .1813 - TRANSMISSION OF PRESCRIPTION ORDERS
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 18, March 15, 2024
(a) Prescription orders may be transmitted by using a facsimile machine ("FAX") or by other electronic transmission from a prescriber to a pharmacy. "Electronic transmission" means transmission of the digital representation of information by way of electronic equipment.
(b) All prescription drug orders transmitted by FAX or by electronic transmission shall:
(c) The prescribing practitioner may authorize his agent to transmit by FAX or by electronic transmission a prescription drug order to a pharmacist or certified technician in a pharmacy provided that the identity of the transmitting agent is included in the order.
(d) The pharmacist shall exercise professional judgment regarding the accuracy, validity, and authenticity of a prescription drug order transmitted by FAX or by electronic transmission consistent with federal and state laws and regulations.
(e) All equipment for receipt of prescription drug orders by FAX or by electronic transmission shall be maintained so as to ensure against unauthorized access.
(f) Prescriptions may be transferred by FAX or by electronic transmission if all the requirements of Rule .1806 of this Section are met.
(g) No agreement between a prescriber and a pharmacy or device and medical equipment permit holder shall require that prescription orders be transmitted by FAX or by electronic transmission from the prescriber to only that pharmacy or device and medical equipment permit holder.
Authority
G.S.
90-85.6;
90-85.32;
Eff. August
1, 1998;
Amended Eff. March 1, 2004;
Pursuant to
G.S.
150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
substantive public interest Eff. October 3,
2017.