Section 338.3054. Records maintenance; requirements for centralized prescription processing pharmacies.

(1) An originating pharmacy shall maintain records that indicate all of the following:

(a)      The date the request for centralized prescription processing services was transmitted to a centralized prescription processing center.

(b)   The method of transmittal.

(c)   The identification of the pharmacist responsible for the transmission.

(d)  The name and address of  the  centralized  prescription  processing center to which the request for centralized prescription processing  services was transmitted.

(e)    The date the delivering pharmacy received the filled prescription from the centralized prescription processing center.

(f)   The name of the pharmacy employee who accepted the delivery of a filled prescription from a centralized prescription processing center.

(g)     The identification of the pharmacist who was responsible for delivering the prescription to the patient or the patient's agent.

(2)    A centralized prescription processing center that receives the transmitted prescription shall maintain records that indicate  all  of  the following, as applicable to its function:

(a)   The date the request for centralized prescription processing services was received from the originating pharmacy.

(b)   The name and address of the originating pharmacy from which the request for centralized prescription processing services was received.

(c)   The date the prescription was processed, verified, or filled.

(d)    The identification of any pharmacist who was responsible for processing the prescription and shipping a filled prescription to an originating pharmacy or delivering a filled prescription to a  patient  or  a patient's agent.

(e)   The date the filled prescription was shipped to the originating pharmacy or was shipped or delivered to the patient or the patient's agent.

(f)   If shipped, the name and address of the patient to whom  the  filled prescription was shipped.

(g)   The method of delivery, such as private, common, or  contract  carrier, if shipped.

(3)   If a prescription was not delivered to a patient and was transferred back to the pharmacy that filled the prescription, that  pharmacy  shall maintain the transfer records.

History: 2008 AACS.