Section 61-04-05-01 - Facsimile transmission of prescriptionsIn addition to the requirements in section 61-04-05-02, a prescription order may be transmitted from an authorized prescribing practitioner to a pharmacy under the following provisions:
1. Using facsimile equipment to transmit schedule II controlled substance prescriptions is not allowed except when the patient is a hospice patient or resides in a licensed long-term care facility, a facsimile may serve as the pharmacy's original prescription, if it has been signed by the practitioner before faxing and is in compliance with subsection 3. 2. Schedule III, IV, and V controlled substances prescriptions received by facsimile equipment may serve as the pharmacy's original prescription, if it has been signed by the practitioner before faxing and is in compliance with subsection 3. 3. A facsimile copy prescription must be reduced to writing either manually or by other process (computer, photocopying, etc.) which produces a nonfading document and proper notation on the file copy must indicate that the prescription order was initially received by facsimile equipment. 4. The receiving facsimile machine must be in the prescription department of the pharmacy to protect patient-pharmacist authorized prescribing practitioner confidentiality and security. N.D. Admin Code 61-04-05-01
Effective October 1, 1993; amended effective October 1, 1999; January 1, 2005.General Authority: NDCC 28-32-02, 43-15-10(9)(12)(14)
Law Implemented: NDCC 28-32-03, 43-15-10(9)(12)(14)