Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 657 - Pharmacy Board › Chapter 21 - Electronic Data and Automated Systems in Pharmacy Practice › Rule 657-21.2 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions
				shall apply:
"Automated data processing system "
means an
				application that is used for prescription, patient, drug, and prescriber
				information; installed on a pharmacy's computer or server; and controlled by
				the pharmacy.
"Automated medication distribution system"
or
"AMDS"
includes, but is not limited to, an automated device or
				series of devices operated by an electronic interface with one or more
				computers that is used to prepare, package, or dispense specified dosage units
				of drugs for administration or dispensing. "AMDS" does not include electronic
				storage devices that do not have an electronic interface with one or more
				computers of the pharmacy.
"CSA "
means the Iowa uniform controlled
				substances Act.
"CSA registration "
means the registration
				issued by the board pursuant to the CSA that signifies the registrant's
				authorization to engage in registered activities with controlled
				substances.
"DEA "
means the U.S. Department of Justice,
				Drug Enforcement Administration.
"Electronically prepared prescription "
means
				a prescription that is generated utilizing an electronic prescription
				application.
"Electronic device"
means an electronic,
				mechanical, or other device which is used to intercept communications and
				includes but is not limited to network, file and print servers; desktop
				workstations; laptop computers; tablets; mini-computers; smart phones; and
				similar devices.
"Electronic prescription"
means an
				electronically prepared prescription that is authorized and transmitted from
				the prescriber to the pharmacy by means of electronic transmission.
"Electronic prescription application "
means
				software that is used to create electronic prescriptions and that is intended
				to be installed on a prescriber's computers and servers where access and
				records are controlled by the prescriber.
"Electronic signature"
means a confidential
				personalized digital key, code, number, or other method used for secure
				electronic data transmissions which identifies a particular person as the
				source of the message, authenticates the signatory of the message, and
				indicates the person's approval of the information contained in the
				transmission.
"Electronic transmission "
means the
				transmission of an electronic prescription, formatted as an electronic data
				file, from a prescriber's electronic prescription application to a pharmacy's
				computer, where the data file is imported into the pharmacy prescription
				application.
"Facsimile transmission "
or
"fax
				transmission "
means the transmission of a digital image of a
				prescription from the prescriber or the prescriber's agent to the pharmacy.
				"Facsimile transmission" includes but is not limited to transmission of a
				written prescription between the prescriber's fax machine and the pharmacy's
				fax machine; transmission of an electronically prepared prescription from the
				prescriber's electronic prescription application to the pharmacy's fax machine
				or printer; or transmission of an electronically prepared prescription from the
				prescriber's fax machine to the pharmacy's fax machine, computer, or
				printer.
"Intermediary "
means any technology system
				that receives and transmits an electronic prescription between the prescriber
				and the pharmacy.
"Pharmacist verification "
or
"verified by a pharmacist"
means the accuracy of a
				prescription drug is verified by a pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, or technician
				in an approved technician product verification program.
"Prescription drug order"
or
"prescription "
means a lawful order of a practitioner for a
				drug or device for a specific patient that is communicated to a pharmacy,
				regardless of whether the communication is oral, electronic, via facsimile, or
				in printed form.
"Readily retrievable "
means that hard-copy or
				electronic records can be separated out from all other records within 72 hours
				of a request from the board or other authorized agent.
"Written prescription"
means a prescription
				that is created on paper, a prescription that is electronically prepared and
				printed, or a prescription that is electronically prepared and transmitted from
				the prescriber's electronic device to a pharmacy via facsimile. A written
				prescription for a controlled substance shall be manually signed by the
				prescriber in compliance with federal and state laws, rules, and
				regulations.