A pharmacist shall exercise discretion in filling a prescription drug order that was issued by a practitioner who has since become unavailable due to death, disability, retirement, cessation of practice or long-distance relocation. Notwithstanding anything in this chapter to the contrary, a prescription drug order described in this section shall become invalid 6 months after the practitioner first became unavailable.
02-392 C.M.R. ch. 4, § 19-10