La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-1119

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LIII-1119 - Definitions

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section:

Chart Order-a lawful order entered on the electronic or paper chart or medical record of an inpatient or resident of an institutional facility by a practitioner or his licensed healthcare designee for a drug or device and shall be considered a prescription drug order provided it contains the following:

1. full name of the patient;

2. date of issuance;

3. name, strength, and dosage form of the drug prescribed;

4. directions for use;

5. name of the prescribing practitioner;

6. the prescribing practitioner's written or electronic signature or the written or electronic signature of the practitioner's licensed healthcare designee, who shall be a licensed nurse, pharmacist, or physician practicing in a long-term care facility. The licensed healthcare designee shall be authorized to document a chart order in the patient's medical record on behalf of the prescribing practitioner pending the prescribing practitioner's signature, or to communicate a prescription to a pharmacy whether telephonically, by facsimile transmission, or electronically.

Department-the Louisiana Department of Health or its successor.

Medical Order-a lawful order of a practitioner that may or may not include a prescription.

Password-a private identification that is created by a user to obtain access to an electronic pharmacy information system.

Personal Identifier-a unique user name or number for identifying and tracking a specific users access to a pharmacy information system such as Social Security number, user identification number, or employee number

Positive Identification-a method of identifying an individual who prescribes, administers, or dispenses a prescription drug.

a. A method may not rely solely on the use of a private personal identifier such as a password, but must also include a secure means of identification such as the following:

i. a manual signature on a hard copy record;

ii. a magnetic card reader;

iii. a bar code reader;

iv. a thumbprint reader or other biometric method;

v. a proximity badge reader;

vi. a register in which each individual pharmacist dispensing a prescription shall sign a log each day, attesting to the fact that the information entered into the electronic record keeping system has been reviewed that day, and is correct as stated;

vii. a printout of every transaction that is verified and manually signed within a reasonable period of time by the individual who prescribed, administered, or dispensed the prescription drug. The printout must be maintained for two years and made available on request to an agent of the board.

b. A method relying on a magnetic card reader, a bar code reader, or a proximity badge reader must also include a private personal identifier, such as a password, for entry into a secure mechanical or electronic system.

Prescription or Prescription Drug Order-an order from a practitioner authorized by law to prescribe for a drug or device that is patient-specific and is communicated by any means to a pharmacist in a permitted pharmacy, and is to be preserved on file as required by law or regulation.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-1119

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 23:1312 (October 1997), amended LR 29:2090 (October 2003), effective January 1, 2004, Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 40:2252 (November 2014), effective January 1, 2015, Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy, LR 46580 (4/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.