Mont. Admin. r. 24.174.840 - ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF PRESCRIPTIONS
(1) Unless
otherwise prohibited by law, an electronic prescription may be transmitted from
the prescriber or an authorized agent directly to the dispensing pharmacy and
must contain all information required by state and federal law.
(2) Electronic prescriptions for Schedules II
through V controlled substances shall comply with DEA requirements, as outlined
in 21 CFR
1311.120, and any security or other
requirements of federal law.
(3)
All electronic prescriptions shall comply with all security requirements of
state and federal law related to privacy of protected health
information.
(4) A pharmacy
receiving an electronic prescription shall maintain the prescription record in
accordance with ARM
24.174.833.
(5) An electronic prescription shall be
transmitted only to the pharmacy of the patient's choice.
(6) Computer-generated, electronically signed
prescriptions for controlled substances that are handed directly to a patient
or to a patient's agent, or faxed to a pharmacy, must contain the actual
signature of the prescriber, and comply with prescription requirements outlined
in ARM 24.174.831 if a hard copy
prescription. Computer-generated, electronically signed prescriptions for
noncontrolled substances do not require an additional wet signature.
Notes
AUTH: 37-7-201, 50-32-103, MCA; IMP: 37-1-101, 37-7-102, 37-7-201, 50-32-208, MCA
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