657—21.14 (124,155A) Facsimile transmission of a prescription for Schedule II narcotic substances—parenteral. A prescription for a nonoral dosage unit of a Schedule II narcotic substance to be compounded for the direct administration to a patient by parenteral, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, or intraspinal infusion may be transmitted by a practitioner or the practitioner’s agent to the pharmacy via facsimile. If the prescription is transmitted by the practitioner’s agent, the transmission shall include the name and title of the individual who transmitted the prescription. The means of transmission shall ensure that prescription information is not obscured or rendered illegible due to security features of the paper utilized by the prescriber to prepare a written prescription. The facsimile serves as the original written prescription.
[ARC 7636B, IAB 3/11/09, effective 4/15/09]