La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-1147

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section LIII-1147 - Starter Doses for Patients in Licensed Healthcare Facilities

A. Definitions

Starter Dose Order-a prescription drug order or chart order transmitted by a vendor pharmacy to a starter dose pharmacy for the purpose of obtaining medication for a patient in a licensed health care facility.

Starter dose pharmacy-a Louisiana-licensed pharmacy that dispenses a starter dose of medication to a patient in a licensed health care facility pursuant to a starter dose order.

Vendor Pharmacy-a Louisiana-licensed pharmacy which has a contract with a licensed health facility to dispense medications to patients within that facility.

B. A vendor pharmacy may share a chart order with a starter dose pharmacy without the necessity of transferring such order, for the purpose of authorizing the starter dose pharmacy to dispense starter doses of medication to a patient in a licensed health care facility under the following circumstances:

1. the vendor pharmacy has secured authorization from the facility to utilize a starter dose pharmacy;

2. the vendor pharmacy is in possession of a valid chart order and is unable to furnish the medication ordered in a timely manner; and

3. the vendor pharmacy and starter dose pharmacy maintain records of all chart orders and starter dose orders for a period of not less than two years following date of transmission of such orders.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-1147

Promulgated by the Department of Health, Board of Pharmacy, LR 46582 (4/1/2020).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.