37-7-1515. Mandatory use of prescription drug registry.
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37-7-1515 . Mandatory use of prescription drug registry. A prescriber or an agent of the prescriber shall review a patient's records under the prescription drug registry before the prescriber issues a prescription for an opioid or a benzodiazepine for the patient, unless:
(1)the patient is receiving hospice care;
(2)the prescription is for a number of doses that is intended to last the patient 7 days or less and cannot be refilled;
(3)the prescription drug is lawfully administered to the patient in a health care facility;
(4)due to an emergency, it is not possible to review the patient's records under the registry before the prescriber issues a prescription for the patient;
(5)the patient is being treated for chronic pain and the prescriber reviews the patient's records under the prescription drug registry every 3 months; or
(6)it is not possible to review the patient's records under the registry because the registry is not operational or because of other technological failure if the failure is reported to the board.