RS 1224.1 - Filling of additional refills in anticipation of authorization
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, when all refills authorized on an original prescription have been dispensed, additional prescription refills may be added to the original prescription and compounded, filled, and labeled prior to the receipt of authorization for the additional refills from the prescriber, provided that no additional prescription refill may be transferred to the patient or the patient's representative prior to the receipt of such authorization from the prescriber, and provided that the date and time of such authorization and the name of the person transmitting the authorization is maintained in the prescription record and is immediately accessible on-line and retrievable in a hard copy within seventy-two hours of request.
Acts 1999, No. 269, §1; Acts 1999, No. 767, §1.