20 CSR 2220-2.018 - Prescription Requirements
PURPOSE: This rule establishes requirements for information required on prescriptions.
(1) To be valid for purposes of dispensing, a
prescription shall conform to all requirements of sections
338.056
or
338.196,
RSMo, and shall contain the following information:
(A) The date of prescribing;
(B) The name of the patient(s), or if an
animal, species and owner's name;
(C) The prescriber's name, if an oral
prescription, or written or electronic signature if a written, faxed, or an
electronically transmitted prescription. Electronic signatures shall comply
with all applicable provisions of
20 CSR
2220-2.085;
(D) Name, strength and dosage of drug, device
or poison prescribed and the directions for use;
(E) The number of refills, if
applicable;
(F) The quantity
prescribed in weight, volume, or number of units;
(G) An indication of whether generic
substitution has been authorized by the pre-scriber, as required by section
338.056,
RSMo;
(H) Any change or alteration
made to the prescription dispensed based on contact with the prescriber to show
a clear audit trail. This shall include, but is not limited to, a change in
quantity, directions, number of refills, or authority to substitute a
drug;
(I) The address of the
prescriber and the patient when the prescription is for a controlled
substance;
(J) The prescriber's
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) number when the prescription is for a
controlled substance; and
(K)
Controlled substance prescriptions shall also comply with all requirements of
federal and state controlled substance laws.
Notes
*Original authority: 338.095, RSMo 1993, amended 2007; 338.100, RSMo 1939, amended 1971, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2010; 338.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 1989, 1997, 2011; and 338.240, RSMo 1951, amended 2011 .
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