Approved E-Prescribing Systems & Information

What are the requirements for an electronic prescription to be valid?

In addition to the elements required on all prescriptions, electronically generated prescriptions must also have:

• A DEA number of the prescribing practitioner if the prescription is for a controlled substance;
• The telephone number of the practitioner;
• The time and date of the transmission; and
• The name of the pharmacy to which the prescription is sent.

Authority: NAC 639.7105(3)

Can a pharmacist partially fill a prescription for a CII prescription?

A pharmacist may partially fill a CII prescription.

Authority: NAC 453.460

Can an electronic prescription indicate that it was issued by a person who does not have prescribing privileges?

No. The electronic prescription laws did not change the basic requirement that all prescriptions must be issued by a practitioner with prescribing privileges. Prescriptions that do not contain an indication that the practitioner himself or herself issued the prescription cannot be filled.

Authority: NAC 639.7102(2)(d)

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS about the e-prescribing mandate are answered at the following link: E-Prescribe FAQs.