North Dakota Administrative Code
Title 61 - Pharmacy, Board of
Article 61-04 - Professional Practice
Chapter 61-04-05 - Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions
Section 61-04-05-01 - Facsimile transmission of prescriptions
Current through Supplement No. 394, October, 2024
In addition to the requirements in section 61-04-05-02, a prescription order may be transmitted from an authorized prescribing practitioner to a pharmacy under the following provisions:
1. Using facsimile equipment to transmit schedule II controlled substance prescriptions is not allowed except when the patient is a hospice patient or resides in a licensed long-term care facility, a facsimile may serve as the pharmacy's original prescription, if it has been signed by the practitioner before faxing and is in compliance with subsection 3.
2. Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances prescriptions received by facsimile equipment may serve as the pharmacy's original prescription, if it has been signed by the practitioner before faxing and is in compliance with subsection 3.
3. A facsimile copy prescription must be reduced to writing either manually or by other process (computer, photocopying, etc.) which produces a nonfading document and proper notation on the file copy must indicate that the prescription order was initially received by facsimile equipment.
4. The receiving facsimile machine must be in the prescription department of the pharmacy to protect patient-pharmacist authorized prescribing practitioner confidentiality and security.
General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-15-10(9)(12)(14)
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-03, 43-15-10(9)(12)(14)
