NAC639.714. Transfer of information between pharmacies: Procedure for oral transfers.

     1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3, a pharmacist who orally transfers the information relating to a prescription pursuant to NAC 639.713 shall:

     (a) Write the word “void” on the face of the prescription; and

     (b) Record on the reverse side of the invalidated prescription the following information:

          (1) The name of the pharmacist who transfers the information relating to the prescription;

          (2) The date of the transfer;

          (3) The name and address of the pharmacy to which the prescription is transferred; and

          (4) The name of the pharmacist who receives the information relating to the prescription.

     2. The pharmacist who receives the information relating to the prescription that was transferred orally shall:

     (a) Reduce the transferred information to a written prescription;

     (b) Write the word “transfer” on the face of the transferred prescription;

     (c) If the prescription is for a controlled substance, inform the patient that the prescription may be transferred only once; and

     (d) Record the following information on the transferred prescription:

          (1) The name and address of the pharmacy from which the prescription was transferred;

          (2) The name of the pharmacist who transferred the information relating to the prescription;

          (3) The serial number of the original prescription;

          (4) The date the original prescription was issued and the most recent date of dispensing, if different; and

          (5) The number of refills authorized by the original prescription, the date the prescription was most recently refilled and the number of refills remaining.

     3. A pharmacy which maintains its records of prescriptions on a computer system shall invalidate in its system a prescription which has been orally transferred to another pharmacy. If the computer has the capability to maintain the information described in paragraph (b) of subsection 1, the pharmacy:

     (a) Shall maintain that information on its computer; and

     (b) Is not required to record that information on the original transferred prescription.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 12-3-91; A 10-24-97)