Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-10.32

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 11, December 11, 2024

Rule 657-10.32 - Schedule III, IV, or V prescription

No prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V shall be filled or refilled more than six months after the date on which it was issued nor be refilled more than five times. Beginning January 1, 2020, all prescriptions for controlled substances shall be transmitted electronically to a pharmacy pursuant to rule 657-21.6 (124,155A), except as provided in rule 657-21.8 (124,155A).

(1)Record. Each filling and refilling of a prescription shall be entered in a uniformly maintained and readily retrievable record in accordance with rule 657-10.25 (124). If the pharmacist merely initials or affixes the pharmacist's unique identifier and dates the back of the prescription, it shall be deemed that the full face amount of the prescription has been dispensed.

(2)Oral refill authorization. The prescribing practitioner may authorize additional refills of Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances on the original prescription through an oral refill authorization transmitted to an authorized individual at the pharmacy provided the following conditions are met:

a. The total quantity authorized, including the amount of the original prescription, does not exceed five refills nor extend beyond six months from the date of issuance of the original prescription.

b. The pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or technician who obtains the oral authorization from the prescriber who issued the original prescription documents, on or with the original prescription, the date authorized, the quantity of each refill, the number of additional refills authorized, and the unique identification of the authorized individual.

c. The quantity of each additional refill is equal to or less than the quantity authorized for the initial filling of the original prescription.

d. The prescribing practitioner must execute a new and separate prescription for any additional quantities beyond the five-refill, six-month limitation.

(3)Partial fills. The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedule III, IV, or V is permissible provided that each partial fill is recorded in the same manner as a refill pursuant to subrule 10.32(1). The total quantity dispensed in all partial fills shall not exceed the total quantity prescribed.

(4)Medication order. A Schedule III, IV, or V controlled substance may be administered or dispensed to institutionalized patients pursuant to a medication order as provided in 657-subrule 7.13(1) or rule 657-23.9 (124,155A), as applicable.

Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-10.32

ARC 8892B, IAB 6/30/10, effective 9/1/10

Amended by IAB June 7, 2017/Volume XXXIX, Number 25, effective 7/12/2017

Amended by IAB September 27, 2017/Volume XL, Number 7, effective 11/1/2017

Amended by IAB July 31, 2019/Volume XLII, Number 3, effective 9/4/2019