Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1140-03-.16 - CENTRALIZED PRESCRIPTION PROCESSING
Centralized Prescription Processing:
(1) A pharmacy may perform or outsource
centralized prescription processing services to another pharmacy, provided that
the following criteria are satisfied:
(a) Both
pharmacies shall be licensed by the State of Tennessee;
(b) Both pharmacies shall share a common
electronic file or both shall have the appropriate technology to allow each
other access to information that is necessary to fill or refill a prescription
order; and
(c) Both pharmacies
shall have the same owner or in the event that the pharmacies do not have the
same owner, then the pharmacies shall enter a written contract stating the
services that will be provided by each pharmacy as well as the responsibilities
of each pharmacy in fulfilling the terms of the contract and in complying with
federal and state laws and rules.
(2) The pharmacy performing or contracting
for centralized prescription processing services shall maintain a policy and
procedures manual stating how prescription orders will be filled or refilled
through centralized prescription processing. The pharmacies shall provide the
Board with a copy of the manual and appropriate documentation of the processes
for the Board's review, upon the Board's request. The pharmacies shall ensure
that the manual includes, but is not limited to the following:
(a) A description of how the pharmacies will
comply with federal and state law and rules;
(b) The maintenance of records to identify
the responsible pharmacist(s) in the dispensing process;
(c) The maintenance of a mechanism for
tracking the prescription order during each step of the dispensing process:
1. The maintenance of a mechanism to identify
all of the pharmacies involved in dispensing the prescription order on the
prescription label;
2. Adequate
security measures to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the patient
information; and
3. The maintenance
of a quality assurance program for pharmacy services designed to objectively
and systematically monitor and evaluate the quality of patient care, the
identification of problems with patient care and the resolution of any
identified problems with patient care.
(d) The pharmacies that are not physically
located in the State of Tennessee shall comply with Tenn. Code Ann Title 63,
Chapter 10 and the rules of the State of Tennessee Board of Pharmacy.
Notes
Authority: Chapter 966 of the Public Acts of 2008, § 1, and T.C.A. § 63-10-304.
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