Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-18.5 - Patient notification and authorization
(1)
Prior notification and
authorization. A pharmacy that outsources prescription drug order
filling or prescription drug order processing to another pharmacy shall, prior
to outsourcing a patient's prescription:
a.
Notify the patient or the patient's agent that prescription filling or
processing may be outsourced to another pharmacy.
b. Provide the name of the pharmacy that will
be filling or processing the prescription or, if the pharmacy is part of a
network of pharmacies under common ownership and any of the network pharmacies
may fill or process the prescription, the patient shall be notified of this
fact. Notification shall be provided through a notice to the patient or the
patient's agent by means of a sign prominently displayed in the originating
pharmacy and through written notice provided to the patient or the patient's
agent prior to implementation of the program or upon commencement of services
to a new patient, as applicable.
c.
If a patient provides the originating pharmacy with notification that the
patient no longer authorizes the originating pharmacy to outsource the
patient's prescription drug orders, the originating pharmacy shall discontinue
outsourcing the filling or processing of the patient's prescription drug
orders.
(2)
Exception. The provisions of this rule do not apply to a
patient in a facility, such as a hospital or care facility, where Iowa law
requires that drugs be administered to the patient by a health care
professional.
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