N.M. Admin. Code § 16.19.20.45

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 19, October 8, 2024

Section 16.19.20.45 - PRESCRIPTION FILL AND REFILL REQUIREMENTS

A. Prescriptions for any controlled substance shall not be filled more than six months after the date of issue.

(1) Controlled substance prescriptions dispensed directly to a patient shall not be refilled before seventy-five percent of the prescription days' supply has passed, unless the practitioner authorizes the early refill, which must be documented by the pharmacist.

(2) Controlled substance prescriptions delivered to a patient indirectly (as mail order) to a patient shall not be refilled before sixty-six percent of a 90 day supply has passed or fifty percent of a 30 day supply has passed, unless the practitioner authorizes the early refill, which must be documented by the pharmacist.

B. Prescriptions for schedule III, IV, or V controlled substances shall not be filled or refilled more than six months after the date of issue or be refilled more than five times unless renewed by the practitioner and a new prescription is placed in the pharmacy files.

N.M. Admin. Code § 16.19.20.45

16.19.20.45 NMAC - Rp 16 NMAC 19.20.20(4), 07-15-02; A, 08-31-12, Amended by New Mexico Register, Volume XXVII, Issue 19, October 14, 2016, eff. 10/16/2016, Adopted by New Mexico Register, Volume XXIX, Issue 12, June 26, 2018, eff. 6/26/2018