Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1008 – Education and treatment
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1008
- Advisory council: means the entity established in Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1003
- Board: means the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1003
- dispensing: means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order, including the preparation and delivery of a drug or device to a patient or patient's agent in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to, or use by, a patient. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1003
- Patient: means the person or animal who is the ultimate user of a controlled substance or drug monitored by the program for whom a prescription is issued and for whom a controlled substance or drug is dispensed. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1003
- Prescription monitoring information: means data submitted to and maintained by the prescription monitoring program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:1003
A. The board shall, in consultation with and upon the recommendation of the advisory council, implement the following education courses:
(1) A course for persons who are authorized to access the prescription monitoring information, but who have violated the laws or breached occupational standards involving the prescribing, dispensing, or use of any controlled substances or drugs monitored by the prescription monitoring program.
(2) A continuing education course for healthcare providers or professionals on prescribing practices, pharmacology, and the identification, treatment, and referral of a patient addicted to or abusing controlled substances or drugs monitored by the prescription monitoring program.
B. The board shall, in consultation with and upon recommendation of the advisory council, implement an educational program to inform the public about the use, diversion and abuse of, addiction to, and treatment for the addiction to controlled substances or drugs monitored by the prescription monitoring program.
C. The board shall, upon reasonable suspicion, refer potential or alleged impaired prescribers and dispensers to the appropriate professional licensing or certification agency to ensure intervention, treatment, and ongoing monitoring and follow-up.
Acts 2006, No. 676, §1, eff. July 1, 2006; Acts 2017, No. 241, §1, eff. June 14, 2017.