Louisiana Administrative Code › Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS › Part LIII - Pharmacists › Chapter 11 - Pharmacies › Subchapter B - Pharmacy Records › Section LIII-1119 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
A. As used in this
				  Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this
				  Section:
Chart Order
-a lawful order entered on the
					 electronic or paper chart or medical record of an inpatient or resident of an
					 institutional facility by a practitioner or his licensed healthcare designee
					 for a drug or device and shall be considered a prescription drug order provided
					 it contains the following:
1. full
				  name of the patient;
2. date of
				  issuance;
3. name, strength, and
				  dosage form of the drug prescribed;
4. directions for use;
5. name of the prescribing
				  practitioner;
6. the prescribing
				  practitioner's written or electronic signature or the written or electronic
				  signature of the practitioner's licensed healthcare designee, who shall be a
				  licensed nurse, pharmacist, or physician practicing in a long-term care
				  facility. The licensed healthcare designee shall be authorized to document a
				  chart order in the patient's medical record on behalf of the prescribing
				  practitioner pending the prescribing practitioner's signature, or to
				  communicate a prescription to a pharmacy whether telephonically, by facsimile
				  transmission, or electronically.
Department
-the Louisiana Department of
					 Health or its successor.
Medical Order
-a lawful order of a
					 practitioner that may or may not include a prescription.
Password
-a private identification that is
					 created by a user to obtain access to an electronic pharmacy information
					 system.
Personal Identifier
-a unique user name or
					 number for identifying and tracking a specific users access to a pharmacy
					 information system such as Social Security number, user identification number,
					 or employee number
Positive Identification
-
a
method of identifying an individual who prescribes, administers, or dispenses a
					 prescription drug.
a. A method may not
				  rely solely on the use of a private personal identifier such as a password, but
				  must also include a secure means of identification such as the following:
i. a manual signature on a hard copy
				  record;
ii. a magnetic card
				  reader;
iii. a bar code
				  reader;
iv. a thumbprint reader or
				  other biometric method;
v. a
				  proximity badge reader;
vi. a
				  register in which each individual pharmacist dispensing a prescription shall
				  sign a log each day, attesting to the fact that the information entered into
				  the electronic record keeping system has been reviewed that day, and is correct
				  as stated;
vii. a printout of every
				  transaction that is verified and manually signed within a reasonable period of
				  time by the individual who prescribed, administered, or dispensed the
				  prescription drug. The printout must be maintained for two years and made
				  available on request to an agent of the board.
b. A method relying on a magnetic card
				  reader, a bar code reader, or a proximity badge reader must also include a
				  private personal identifier, such as a password, for entry into a secure
				  mechanical or electronic system.
Prescription
or
Prescription Drug
					 Order
-an order from a practitioner authorized by law to prescribe for
					 a drug or device that is patient-specific and is communicated by any means to a
					 pharmacist in a permitted pharmacy, and is to be preserved on file as required
					 by law or regulation.