Me. Stat. tit. 32 § 13786

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 13786 - Identification of persons prescribing medicines on hospital prescription blanks

Any practitioner who writes a prescription upon a prescription blank of a hospital or clinic shall sign that practitioner's name and cause that name to be printed, stamped or typed on the blank. [1987, c. 710, §5(NEW).]

This section applies to any registered nurse who writes a prescription while working under the control or supervision of a physician. The name of the physician under whom the nurse works must be printed, stamped or typed on the blank. [2019, c. 627, Pt. B, §19(AMD).]

32 M.R.S. § 13786

Amended by 2020, c. 627,§ B-19, eff. 3/18/2020.
1987, c. 710, § 5 (NEW) .