Iowa-2015-SF2214-Introduced
Senate File 2214 - Introduced
SENATE FILE
BY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN
RESOURCES
(SUCCESSOR TO SF 2079)
A BILL FOR
1 An Act relating to the dispensing of additional quantities of a
2 prescription within the limitations of the prescription.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
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1 1 Section 1. Section 155A.27, Code 2016, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 155A.27 Requirements for prescription.
1 4 1. To be valid, each prescription drug order issued
1 5 or dispensed in this state must be based on a valid
1 6 patient=practitioner relationship, and:
1 7 1. a. If written, electronic, or facsimile, shall contain:
1 8 a. (1) The date of issue.
1 9 b. (2) The name and address of the patient for whom, or the
1 10 owner of the animal for which, the drug is dispensed.
1 11 c. (3) The name, strength, and quantity of the drug,
1 12 medicine, or device prescribed.
1 13 d. (4) The directions for use of the drug, medicine, or
1 14 device prescribed.
1 15 e. (5) The name, address, and written or electronic
1 16 signature of the practitioner issuing the prescription.
1 17 f. (6) The federal drug enforcement administration number,
1 18 if required under chapter 124.
1 19 2. b. If electronic:
1 20 a. (1) The practitioner shall ensure that the electronic
1 21 system used to transmit the electronic prescription has
1 22 adequate security and system safeguards designed to prevent and
1 23 detect unauthorized access, modification, or manipulation of
1 24 the prescription.
1 25 b. (2) The practitioner shall provide verbal verification
1 26 of the electronic prescription upon the request of the
1 27 pharmacy.
1 28 3. a.c. (1) If facsimile, in addition to the
1 29 requirements of subsection 1 paragraph "a", shall contain all
1 30 of the following:
1 31 (1) (a) The identification number of the facsimile machine
1 32 which is used to transmit the prescription.
1 33 (2) (b) The time and date of transmission of the
1 34 prescription.
1 35 (3) (c) The name, address, telephone number, and facsimile
2 1 number of the pharmacy to which the prescription is being
2 2 transmitted.
2 3 b. (2) A practitioner shall provide verbal verification of
2 4 the facsimile prescription upon the request of the pharmacy.
2 5 4. d. If oral, the practitioner issuing the prescription
2 6 shall furnish the same information required for a written
2 7 prescription, except for the written signature and address
2 8 of the practitioner. Upon receipt of an oral prescription,
2 9 the pharmacist shall promptly reduce the oral prescription to
2 10 a written format by recording the information required in a
2 11 written prescription.
2 12 2. This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit
2 13 a pharmacist, in exercising the pharmacist's professional
2 14 judgment, from dispensing, at one time, additional quantities
2 15 of a prescription drug, with the exception of a prescription
2 16 drug that is a controlled substance as defined in section
2 17 124.101, up to the total number of dosage units authorized by
2 18 the prescriber on the original prescription and any refills
2 19 of the prescription, not to exceed a ninety=day supply of the
2 20 prescription drug as specified in the prescription.
2 21 EXPLANATION
2 22 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with
2 23 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly.
2 24 This bill provides that the requirements for each
2 25 prescription drug order issued or dispensed in the state are
2 26 not to be interpreted to prohibit a pharmacist, in exercising
2 27 the pharmacist's professional judgment, from dispensing, at
2 28 one time, additional quantities of a prescription drug, with
2 29 the exception of controlled substances, up to the total number
2 30 of dosage units authorized by the prescriber on the original
2 31 prescription and any refills of the prescription not to exceed
2 32 a 90=day supply.
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