Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-23-412

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-23-412 - Emergency Refill Prescription Dispensing

A. When a state of emergency is declared under A.R.S. § 32-1910(A) or (B) and the state of emergency results in individuals being unable to refill existing prescriptions, a pharmacist may work in the affected county, city, or town and may dispense a one-time emergency refill prescription of up to a 30-day supply of a prescribed medication to an affected individual if both of the following apply:

1. In the pharmacist's professional opinion the medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy, and

2. The pharmacist makes a good faith effort to reduce the information to a written prescription marked "emergency prescription" and files and maintains the prescription as required by law.

B. If the state of emergency declared under A.R.S. § 32-1910(A) or (B) continues for at least 21-days after the pharmacist dispenses an emergency prescription under subsection (A), the pharmacist may dispense one additional emergency refill prescription of up to a 30-day supply of the prescribed medication if the pharmacist complies with subsection (A)(2).

C. A pharmacist's authority to dispense emergency prescriptions under this Section ends when the declared state of emergency is terminated.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-412

New Section made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 4400, effective January 3, 2009 (Supp. 08-4).