Nevada Revised Statutes 639.2589 – Form for prescription required to contain line for practitioner’s signature; substitutions in filling prescriptions in certain facilities; substitutions in filling prescriptions ordered on patient’s chart in hospital
1. The form used for any prescription which is issued or intended to be filled in this state must contain a line for the signature of the practitioner.
Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 639.2589
- physician: means a person who engages in the practice of medicine, including osteopathy and homeopathy. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.040
2. Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions contained in the orders of a physician, or of an advanced practice registered nurse who is a practitioner, in a facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care.
3. Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions for drugs ordered on a patient’s chart in a hospital if the hospital’s medical staff has approved a formulary for specific generic substitutions.
4. Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions for biological products ordered on a patient’s chart in a hospital if the hospital’s medical staff has approved a formulary for specific interchangeable biological products.