Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1226.4 – A. The institutional facility is the only party to the prescription drug chart order that shall be required to maintain a copy of the prescriber’s signature unless otherwise required
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1226.4
- Board: means the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1164
- Chart order: is 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:
(a) Full name of the patient. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1164
- Drug: means :
(a) Any substance recognized as a drug in the official compendium, or supplement thereto, designated by the board for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of diseases in humans or other animals. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1164
- Electronic transmission: means transmission of information in electronic form or the transmission of the exact visual image of a document by way of electronic equipment. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1164
- Institutional facility: means any organization whose primary purpose is to provide a physical environment for a patient to obtain health care services, including but not limited to a:
(a) Hospital pharmacy. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1164
- Pharmacy: means any place located within this state where drugs are dispensed and pharmacy primary care is provided, and any place outside of this state where drugs are dispensed and pharmacy primary care is provided to residents of this state. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1164
- Practitioner: means an individual currently licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the appropriate licensing board to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 37:1164
A. The institutional facility is the only party to the prescription drug chart order that shall be required to maintain a copy of the prescriber’s signature unless otherwise required by federal law.
B. Bidirectional electronic transmission of chart orders between the institutional facility and the pharmacy shall be permitted when transmission occurs in a manner that complies with rules promulgated by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and other federal rules or regulations.
C. Renewal of ongoing chart orders shall be signed by the prescriber at the appropriate time interval based on facility type and federal regulation, state law, or rule. Unless otherwise indicated, chart orders shall be ongoing until such time as the practitioner discontinues the order and such discontinuation is communicated to the pharmacy.
D. The board may promulgate rules to recognize and regulate the use of chart orders that are not otherwise specifically provided for in this Section.
Acts 2018, No. 602, §1.