3 Colo. Code Regs. § 713-7.2
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 1, January 10, 2025
Section 3 CCR 713-7.2 - PRESCRIPTION AND DISPENSING OF DRUGSA.Prescribing Provisions:1. A physician assistant may issue a prescription order for any drug or controlled substance provided that:a. Each prescription and refill order is entered on the patient's chart.b. Each written prescription for a controlled substance shall contain, in legible form, the name of the physician assistant and the name, address and telephone number of the supervising physician.c. For all other written prescriptions issued by a physician assistant, the physician assistant's name and the address of the health facility where the physician assistant is practicing must by imprinted on the prescription. (1) If the health facility is a multi-specialty organization, the name and address of the specialty clinic within the health facility where the physician assistant is practicing must be imprinted on the prescription.d. Nothing in this Section 7.2 of these Rules shall prohibit a supervising physician from restricting the ability of a supervised physician assistant to prescribe drugs or controlled substances.e. A physician assistant may not issue a prescription order for any controlled substance unless the physician assistant has received a registration from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.f. For the purpose of this Rule electronic prescriptions are considered written prescription orders.2. Physician assistants shall not write or sign prescriptions or perform any services that the supervising physician for that particular patient is not qualified or authorized to prescribe or perform.B.Obtaining Prescription Drugs or Devices to Prescribe, Dispense, Administer or Deliver1. No drug that a physician assistant is authorized to prescribe, dispense, administer or deliver shall be obtained by said physician assistant from a source other than a supervising physician, pharmacist or pharmaceutical representative.2. No device that a physician assistant is authorized to prescribe, dispense, administer or deliver shall be obtained by said physician assistant from a source other than a supervising physician, pharmacist or pharmaceutical representative.37 CR 12, June 25, 2014, effective 7/15/201438 CR 18, September 25, 2015, effective 10/15/201539 CR 18, September 25, 2016, effective 10/15/201641 CR 06, March 25, 2018, effective 4/14/201842 CR 18, September 25, 2019, effective 10/15/2019