Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-3-14

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 535:15-3-14 - Patient records

(a) A patient record system shall be maintained by all pharmacies for patients for whom prescription drug orders are dispensed.

(b) The patient record system shall provide for the immediate retrieval of the following information:

(1) full name of the patient for whom the drug is intended;

(2) address and telephone number of the patient;

(3) patient's age or date of birth;

(4) a list of all prescription drug orders obtained by the patient at the pharmacy maintaining the patient record during the previous six months showing the name of the drug or device, prescription number, name and strength of the drug, the quantity and date received, and the name of the prescriber; and

(5) pharmacist comments relevant to the individual's drug therapy, including any other information peculiar to the specific patient or drug.

(c) The pharmacist shall assure that a reasonable effort is made to obtain and record any known allergies, drug reactions, idiosyncrasies, and chronic conditions or disease states of the patient and the identity of any other drugs, including over-the-counter drugs or devices currently being used by the patient, which may relate to prospective drug review.

(d) A patient record shall be maintained for a period of not less than two years. This record may be a hard copy or a computerized form.

(e) This information shall be deemed privileged and released only to the patient or to persons designated by the patient; to those prescribers and other pharmacists where, in the pharmacist's professional judgment, such release is necessary to protect the patient's health and well-being; and to such other persons or governmental agencies authorized by law to receive such confidential information. Rules regarding a pharmacist's confidentiality responsibility can be found in 535:10-3-1.1(6) and 535:10-3-1.2(a) (16).

Okla. Admin. Code § 535:15-3-14

Added at 12 Ok Reg 2593, eff 6-26-95; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 2626, eff 7-1-00

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 32, Issue 23, August 17, 2015, eff. 8/27/2015.