N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 13:39-7.7 - Copies of prescriptions and/or patient profile

(a) A pharmacy shall immediately comply with the patient's request for copies of prescriptions and/or patient profile. Copies of prescriptions issued directly to the patient shall state in letters at least equal in size to those describing the medication dispensed, the underlined statement: "COPY--FOR INFORMATION ONLY." For purposes of this section, for requests for prescriptions that are one year or less from the original date of filling, "immediately" shall not exceed 24 hours. For all other prescriptions, "immediately" shall not exceed 72 hours.

(b) Presentation of a prescription marked "COPY--FOR INFORMATION ONLY" or a labeled prescription container shall be for information purposes only and shall have no legal status as a valid prescription order. The pharmacist in receipt of such copy or labeled prescription container shall contact the prescribing practitioner for a new prescription or the last dispensing pharmacy to transfer the prescription pursuant to 13:39-7.8.

Amended by 49 N.J.R. 3761(a), effective 12/4/2017