Iowa Admin. Code r. 645-327.4 - Prescription requirements
(1) Each written
outpatient prescription drug order issued by a physician assistant will contain
the following:
a. The date of
issuance.
b. The name and address
of the patient for whom the drug is prescribed.
c. The name, strength, and quantity of the
drug, medicine, or device prescribed and directions for use.
d. The physician assistant's name and the
practice address.
e. The signature
of the physician assistant followed by the initials "PA."
f. The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
number of the physician assistant if the prescription is for a controlled
substance.
(2) Each oral
prescription drug order issued by a physician assistant will include the same
information required for a written prescription, except for the written
signature of the physician assistant and the physician assistant's practice
address.
(3) Prior to prescribing
an opioid, a physician assistant will review the patient's information
contained in the prescription monitoring program database, unless the patient
is receiving inpatient hospice care or long-term residential facility patient
care.
(4) Beginning January 1,
2020, every prescription issued for a prescription drug will be transmitted
electronically unless exempted pursuant to Iowa Code section
124.308 or 155A.27. Beginning
January 1, 2020, a licensee who fails to comply with the electronic
prescription mandate may be subject to a nondisciplinary administrative penalty
of $250 per violation, up to a maximum of $5,000 per calendar year.
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