Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13756 – Electronic prescribing of opioid medication
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13756
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Professional and Financial Regulation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
- Opioid medication: means a controlled substance containing an opioid included in schedule II of 21 United States Code § 812 or Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1308. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
- Pharmacy: means :
By July 1, 2017, a pharmacy must have the capability to process electronic prescriptions from prescribers for an opioid medication or request a waiver from the Commissioner of Health and Human Services stating the reasons for the waiver including but not limited to a lack of capability, the availability of broadband infrastructure and a plan for developing the ability to receive electronically prescribed opioid medication. The commissioner may grant a waiver for circumstances in which exceptions are appropriate, including technological failures. [PL 2015, c. 488, §29 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 488, §29 (NEW).