059-6 Wyo. Code R. §§ 6-4 - Definitions
(a) "Audit Trail" means a record showing who
has accessed an information technology application and what operations the user
performed during a given period.
(b) "Authentication" means verifying the
identity of the user as a prerequisite to allow access to the information
application.
(c) "Digital
signature" means an electronic identifier that:
(i) Is intended by the party using it to have
the same force and effect as a manual signature;
(ii) Is unique to the authorized
signer;
(iii) Is capable of
verification;
(iv) Is under the
sole control of the authorized signer; and
(v) Is linked to the prescription in such a
manner that, if the prescription information is changed, the signature is
invalidated.
(d) "Drug
order" means a lawful order from a practitioner for a drug for a specific
patient, where a valid patient/practitioner relationship exists, that is
communicated to a pharmacist in a licensed pharmacy.
(e) "Electronic prescription" means a
prescription that is generated on an electronic application and transmitted as
an electronic data file.
(f)
"Electronic signature" means a method of signing an electronic message that
identifies a particular person as the source of the message and indicates the
person's approval of the information contained in the message.
(g) "Electronic transmission" means
transmission of the digital representation of information from one computer or
other similar electronic device to another computer, which is authenticated by
a digital signature.
(h) "Paper
prescription" means a prescription created on approved security paper that
includes a manual signature.
(i)
"Readily retrievable" means that certain records are kept in such a manner that
they can be separated out from all other records and produced for review within
forty-eight (48) hours.
(j)
"Registrant" means any person or entity licensed to prescribe or dispense
controlled substances in the State.
(k) "Security" or "secure system" means a
system which maintains the confidentiality and integrity of patient records
being transmitted electronically.
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