Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-576-75

Current through December 27, 2024
Section 20-576-75 - Minimum Requirements
(a) Each pharmacy performing shared pharmacy services shall be a licensed pharmacy;
(b) A licensed pharmacy may dispense a prescription at the request of an originating pharmacy and return the dispensed prescription to the originating pharmacy for delivery to a patient or patient's representative, or if requested by the originating pharmacy, direct delivery to a patient or patient's representative;
(c) Each licensed pharmacy shall have a dispensing process in which order entry verification is separate and distinguishable from final prescription verification;
(d) Each licensed pharmacy shall have a secure and confidential mechanism with a licensed pharmacy or other authorized user, including pharmacy personnel, for the provision of patient demographics, prescription images, drug utilization reviews, and any other information necessary to appropriately perform order entry, order entry verification, and final prescription verification;
(e) Each licensed pharmacy shall have the ability to scan, with a minimum of a 1:1 ratio and a minimum of 200 pixels per inch, any prescription that is not electronically-transmitted to such pharmacy. Any licensed pharmacy that lacks the ability to scan with a minimum of a 1:1 ratio and a minimum of 200 pixels per inch shall only utilize shared pharmacy services for electronically-transmitted prescriptions and prescription refills pursuant to subsection (c) of this section; and
(f) Each licensed pharmacy that performs shared pharmacy services shall have prescription processing software that is capable of maintaining an audit trail that identifies, at a minimum, each pharmacy personnel or any other pharmacy staff who entered, modified, or verified a prescription during the dispensing process; approved or rejected a drug utilization review; or modified or verified a prescription after final prescription verification.

Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-576-75

Effective 2/18/2022