Conform to DEA requirements dealing with re-printing a prescription that was sent electronically
We have some questions in regards prescriptions that have been e-prescribed through Allscripts and imported back into Dentrix that now need to be re-printed. According to the DEA regulations any reprints need to either indicated that:
1. original prescription was electronically transmitted and this is “Copy Only – not valid for dispensing. “
2. prescription was electronically transmitted and the transmission failed.
Currently out of Dentrix you can just re-print the imported script, it does not indicated that it was electronic submission and it is a copy only, or does it indicate a failure, see below example. Is there a function for this or a setting that has to be changed?
Customer provided the following paragraphs from http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/fed_regs/rules/2010/fr0331.htm
DEA has clarified that the application may print copies of an electronically transmitted prescription if they are clearly labeled as copies, not valid for dispensing. If a practitioner is notified by an intermediary or pharmacy that a transmission failed, he may print a copy of the transmitted prescription and manually sign it. The prescription must indicate that it was originally transmitted to a specific pharmacy and that the transmission failed. The pharmacy is responsible for checking to ensure that the prescription was not received electronically and no controlled substances were dispensed pursuant to the electronic prescription prior to filling the paper prescription.pg. 16243
DEA agrees with the commenters that such a statement should appear in the regulatory text and has revised the interim final rule to allow printing of a copy of a transmitted prescription, receipt, or other record, provided that the copy is clearly labeled as a copy that is not valid for dispensing. The copy should state, as recommended by commenters, that the original prescription was sent to [pharmacy name] on [date/time] and that the copy may not be used for dispensing. Printed copies of transmitted prescriptions may not be signed. pg. 16264
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