Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-512 - Prescribing Drugs and Devices
A. An RNP, CNM, or CNS granted P & D
authority by the Board may, within restrictions provided by law and applicable
to each certificate:
1. Prescribe drugs and
devices;
2. Provide for refill of
prescription-only drugs and devices for one year from the date of the
prescription.
B. An RNP,
CNM, or CNS with P & D authority who wishes to prescribe a controlled
substance shall obtain a DEA registration number before prescribing a
controlled substance, and shall file the DEA registration number with the
Board.
C. An RNP, CNM, or CNS with
a DEA registration number may prescribe, but may not exceed the limitations of
each certification:
1. A Schedule II
controlled substance as defined in the federal Controlled Substances Act,
21
U.S.C. §
801 et seq., or Arizona's
Uniform Controlled Substances Act, A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 27, but shall not
prescribe refills of the prescription, and shall follow all other restrictions
provided by law;
2. A Schedule III
or IV controlled substance, as defined in the federal Controlled Substances Act
or Arizona's Uniform Controlled Substances Act, and may prescribe a maximum of
five refills in six months; and
3.
A Schedule V controlled substance, as defined in the federal Controlled
Substances Act or Arizona's Uniform Controlled Substances Act, and may
prescribe refills for a maximum of one year.
D. An RNP, CNM, or CNS whose DEA registration
is revoked or expires shall not prescribe controlled substances. An RNP, CNM,
or CNS whose DEA registration is revoked or limited shall report the action to
the Board within 10 days of the revocation or limitation.
E. In all outpatient settings or at the time
of hospital discharge, an RNP, CNM, or CNS with P & D authority, who
prescribed medication to a patient, shall personally provide the patient or the
patient's representative with the name of the drug, directions for use, and any
special instructions, precautions, or storage requirements necessary for safe
and effective use of the drug if any of the following occurs:
1. A new drug is prescribed or there is a
change in the dose, form, or direction for use in a previously prescribed
drug;
2. In the RNP's, CNM's, or
CNS's professional judgment, these instructions are warranted; or
3. The patient or patient's representative
requests instruction.
F.
An RNP, CNM, or CNS with P & D authority shall ensure that all prescription
orders contain the following:
1. The RNP's,
CNM's, or CNS's name, address, telephone number, and population
focus;
2. The prescription
date;
3. The name of the patient
and either the address of the patient or a blank for the address if the
prescription is not being dispensed by the RNP, CNM, or CNS;
4. The full name of the drug, strength,
dosage form, and directions for use;
5. The letters "DAW", "dispense as written",
"do not substitute", "medically necessary" or any similar statement on the face
of the prescription form if intending to prevent substitution of the
drug;
6. The RNP's, CNM's, or CNS's
DEA registration number, if applicable; and
7. The RNP's, CNM's, or CNS's
signature.
Notes
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