Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 24, June 14, 2024
Section 19-16-8 - APRN Prescribing Authority and Limitations8.1. When prescribing to a patient via telemedicine, a telehealth provider shall prescribe within the prescriptive authority as set forth within the provisions of W. Va. Code § 60A-9-5a and the requirements set forth in § 30-7-15 a, 15b, and 15c and 19 CSR 08.8.2. Telehealth providers who prescribe any medication listed in Schedules II though V of the Uniform Controlled Substance Act pursuant to a telehealth encounter with a patient at an originating site in West Virginia shall: 8.2.1. Obtain and maintain online or other electronic access to the CSMP;8.2.2. Comply with all preconditions to prescribing identified in W. Va. Code § 60A-9-5a and the requirements set forth in 19 CSR 08;8.2.3. Maintain a record of the controlled substance prescribed and the diagnosis or basis for the prescription in the patient medical record;8.2.4. Comply with all prescribing protocols and prescribing limitations established in the Opioid Reduction Act, W. Va. Code § 16-54-1et seq;8.2.5. Comply with all state and federal laws which govern the prescribing of controlled substances.8.3. A telehealth provider may not, based solely upon a telemedicine encounter, prescribe any drug with the intent of causing an abortion.