481—51.12(135B) Verbal orders. All verbal orders must be authenticated by the prescribing or ordering practitioner within a period not to exceed 30 days following a patient’s discharge. When verbal or electronic mechanisms are used to transmit orders, the orders must be accepted only by personnel who are authorized to do so by hospital policies and procedures in a manner consistent with federal and state law.
[ARC 7573C, IAB 2/7/24, effective 1/18/24]