Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-7-2-.04 - Delegates
(1) Subject to the
requirements of this Rule, a prescriber or dispenser approved for internet
access to the PDMP may designate up to two individuals per shift or rotation to
access the PDMP on their behalf as delegates, provided that such individuals
are:
(a) Members of the prescriber's or
dispenser's staff;
(b) Employed by
the health care facility in which the prescriber practices, and approved by the
medical director of such health care facility; or
(c) Employed by the emergency department of
the hospital in which the prescriber practices, and approved by the medical
director of such hospital.
(2) To be eligible to serve as a delegate, an
individual must:
(a) Hold a current license
as a dentist, dental hygienist, optometrist, physician, physician assistant, or
podiatrist under Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia;
(b) Hold a current license as a pharmacist or
pharmacist intern or registered as a pharmacist technician under Title 26 of
the Official Code of Georgia; or
(c) Comply with the requirements of
subsection (4) of this Rule.
(3) An individual shall be ineligible to
become a delegate if that person has been convicted of a felony, or of any
criminal offense involving illegal drug use, possession, trafficking, or sale.
"Convicted" as used in this subsection includes a plea of guilty or
nolo contendere, but does not include a conviction that has
been exonerated and discharged pursuant to Title 42, Chapter 8, Article 3 of
the Official Code of Georgia or pardoned.
(4) Before an individual may act as a
delegate, the delegating person or entity must:
(a) Ensure that the proposed delegate has
taken the department's online training course entitled "The Georgia
Prescription Drug Monitoring Database: Understanding Your Responsibilities" and
passed the online test with a score of at least 70:
(b) Instructed in the prescriber or
dispenser's security policies pertaining to the PDMP; and
(c) Obtain a signed Responsibility Statement
from the proposed delegate and place it in the delegate's personnel
file.
(5) A delegating
person or entity shall maintain records documenting the delegate's completion
of the online PDMP training, the execution of the Responsibility Statement, the
date on which each delegate was granted access to the PDMP, and the date on
which the delegate's access was terminated. Those records shall be made
available for inspection by the department.
(6) A delegate may access the PDMP only for
the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical care to a specific patient
of the delegating prescriber or dispenser, or to inform the delegating person
or entity of a patient's potential use, misuse, abuse, or underutilization of
prescribed medication.
Notes
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