Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-27-.02 - Prescription Drug Order Requirements
(1) Prescription drug orders shall include,
but not be limited to, the following information:
(a) Date of issue;
(b) Name and address of patient (or patient
location if in an institution):
(c)
Name and address of prescriber, telephone number, and NPI as assigned under
federal law;
(d) DEA registration
number of the prescriber in the case of controlled substances;
(e) Name, strength, dosage form and quantity
of drug prescribed;
(f) Number of
authorized refills;
(g) Directions
for use by patient;
(h) If a
written prescription drug order, the signature of the prescribing practitioner;
and
(i) Any cautionary statements
as may be required or necessary.
(2) Electronically transmitted prescription
drug orders shall contain all information required for written prescriptions
above and required by state and federal law including the prescriber's name,
address, and phone number, except the signature may be an electronic signature
as provided below and the electronically transmitted prescription must include
the time and date of transmission.
(a)
Electronically transmitted prescription drug orders transmitted from the
practitioner and received by a pharmacy via facsimile must contain either an
electronically reproduced visual image signature or original signature of the
practitioner.
(b) Electronically
generated prescription drug orders transmitted from the practitioner and
received by a pharmacy as e-mails must contain an electronic data signature of
the practitioner.
(c) All
electronic prescription drug orders generated by a practitioner containing an
electronically reproduced visual image signature or an electronic data
signature must bear wording that appears on the face of the prescription which
indicates the signature was electronically generated.
(3) The pharmacist shall exercise
professional judgment regarding the accuracy and authenticity of prescriptions
consistent with federal and state statutes and regulations. In the absence of
unusual circumstances requiring further inquiry, the pharmacy and each of its
associated pharmacists are entitled to rely on the accuracy and authenticity of
electronically transmitted prescriptions from an intervening electronic for
matter that comply with this rule.
(4) An electronic visual image prescription
drug order that bears an electronic reproduction of the visual image of the
practitioner's signature and is given directly to the patient must be printed
on security paper with the wording that indicates the signature was
electronically generated.
(a) Every hard copy
prescription drug order for any Schedule II controlled substance written in
this state by a practitioner shall be written on security paper. If a hard copy
of an electronic data prescription drug order for any Schedule II controlled
substance is given directly to the patient, the manually signed hard copy
prescription drug order must be on security paper.
(5) Pharmacies are prohibited from receiving
electronic data from intervening electronic for matters that do not meet all of
the following requirements:
(a) Utilize
recognized encrypted technology and secure servers.
(b) Maintain HIPAA compliance.
(c) Maintain a combination of technical and
administrative security measures, such as, but not limited to those listed in
Security Standards for the Protection of Electronic Protected Health
Information (HIPAA), to ensure a reasonable and appropriate level of:
1. Practitioner and dispenser
authentication;
2. Content
integrity; and
3.
Confidentiality.
(d)
Refrain from collecting and disseminating patient and/or prescriber data to
sources other than the originating prescriber and the receiving
pharmacy.
Notes
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