217.215 Pharmacy board's powers as to drugs -- Regulations on prescription
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records and on refilling prescriptions in emergency.
(1)The Board of Pharmacy, its agents and inspectors shall have the same powers of
inspection and enforcement as the cabinet under KRS 217.005 to 217.215, insofar
as it relates to drugs in licensed pharmacies.
(2)The Board of Pharmacy may establish regulations relating to the storage and
retrieval of prescription records in licensed pharmacies, including regulations
regarding computerized recordkeeping systems.
(a)No prescription for any drug may be refilled by a pharmacist unless authorized
by the prescribing practitioner, except that, in emergency situations in which
such authorization may not be readily or easily obtained from the practitioner,
a pharmacist may:
1. Dispense up to a seventy-two
(72)hour supply of maintenance
medication;
2. Dispense greater than a seventy-two
(72)hour supply of maintenance
medication if:
a. The standard unit of dispensing for the drug exceeds a seventy-two
(72)hour supply;
b. The pharmacist dispenses a supply of the drug that is equal to the
standard unit of dispensing for the drug; and
c. The drug is used for insulin therapy or the treatment of chronic
respiratory diseases; and
3. Dispense up to a thirty
(30)day supply of maintenance medication in
emergency situations as authorized by KRS 315.500.
(b)Emergency refills dispensed under this subsection shall not be authorized for
any controlled substance or for any drug which is not essential to maintenance
of life or continuation of therapy in chronic disease conditions.
(c)The Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate administrative regulations to carry
out the provisions of this subsection.