N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 13:39-7.3 - Authorization for renewal of prescriptions; new prescriptions

(a) A prescription for medication or devices, which pursuant to State or Federal law may be sold, dispensed or furnished only upon prescription, shall not be renewed without specific authorization of the practitioner or the practitioner's authorized agent, and the prescription may not be filled or refilled after one year from the date the original prescription was issued. A pharmacist obtaining authorization from a practitioner's authorized agent shall document the name and title of the agent.

1. Prescriptions marked "PRN" or other letters or words meaning refill as needed shall not be renewed beyond one year past the date the original prescription was issued.

(b) When the renewals listed on the original prescription have been depleted, no additional renewals may be added to the original prescription. For additional dispensing, a new prescription must be authorized by the practitioner.

(c) Prescription information obtained from a practitioner shall be documented at the time of receipt as a new prescription in hard copy form or by direct entry into the electronic prescription records system.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.3

Amended by R.1994 d.351, effective 7/18/1994.
See: 26 N.J.R. 1596(a), 26 N.J.R. 2905(b).
Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:39-5.3 and amended by R.2005 d.25, effective 1/18/2005.
See: 36 N.J.R. 3345(a), 37 N.J.R. 295(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.3, Spatial requirement of a retail pharmacy prescription area, recodified to N.J.A.C. 13:39-5.4.
Amended by R.2010 d.090, effective 6/21/2010.
See: 42 N.J.R. 132(a), 42 N.J.R. 1221(a).
Section was "Authorization for renewal of prescriptions". In the introductory paragraph of (a) and in (a)1, substituted "the" for "of" preceding "original" and inserted "was issued" ; in the introductory paragraph of (a), inserted a comma following "devices", inserted "filled or", inserted the last sentence, and substituted "practitioner or the practitioner's authorized agent" for "prescriber"; rewrote (b) and added (c).