Nev. Admin. Code § 639.754

Current through June 11, 2024
Section 639.754 - Refilling prescriptions: Restrictions; authorization by patient without specific request for particular refill
1. When refilling a prescription, a pharmacy shall not select a drug from stock, place any drug in a container for dispensing or affix a label to a container for a refill of a prescription, unless:
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, the patient, the patient's prescribing practitioner, or the authorized agent of the patient or the patient's prescribing practitioner has specifically requested a refill of the prescription and the prescription has remaining authorized refills; or
(b) The prescription does not have any remaining authorized refills and the patient's prescribing practitioner has authorized additional refills for the prescription.
2. A patient may, in a written or electronic record maintained by the pharmacy, authorize the pharmacy to refill any future authorized refills, without a specific request for any particular refill, for the number of times authorized or for the period authorized without a request for a refill so long as the patient may rescind the authorization at any time by notifying the pharmacy.

Nev. Admin. Code § 639.754

Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy by R045-07, eff. 12-4-2007

NRS 639.070