new text begin Receipt of emergency prescription orders. new text end

new text begin A pharmacist, when that pharmacist is not present within a licensed pharmacy, may accept a written, verbal, or electronic prescription drug order from a practitioner only if: new text end

new text begin (1) the prescription drug order is for an emergency situation where waiting for the pharmacist to travel to a licensed pharmacy to accept the prescription drug order would likely cause the patient to experience significant physical harm or discomfort; new text end

new text begin (2) the pharmacy from which the prescription drug order will be dispensed is closed for business; new text end

new text begin (3) the pharmacist has been designated to be on call for the licensed pharmacy that will fill the prescription drug order; new text end

new text begin (4) electronic prescription drug orders are received through secure and encrypted electronic means; new text end

new text begin (5) the pharmacist takes reasonable precautions to ensure that the prescription drug order will be handled in a manner consistent with federal and state statutes regarding the handling of protected health information; and new text end

new text begin (6) the pharmacy from which the prescription drug order will be dispensed has relevant and appropriate policies and procedures in place and makes them available to the board upon request. new text end