however, the exigent circumstances and the potential adverse impact to the patient if the prescription is not issued timely must be documented in the medical record. patient’s (C) A practitioner is deemed to be in compliance with this section if the practitioner utilizes technology that automatically displays the controlled substance prescription history from patient’s the prescription monitoring program in the electronic practitioner’s medical record system. The practitioner must be able to demonstrate that this technology has been deployed in his practice, but no additional documentation is required in the medical patient’s record.” SECTION 2. Section 44531630 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 244 of 2014, is further amended to read: 44531630. As used in this section article: “Section (1) an individual who is approved ‘Authorized delegate’ means as having access to the prescription monitoring program and who is directly supervised by an authorized practitioner or pharmacist. (2) means those substances listed in ‘Controlled substances’ Schedules II, III, and IV of the schedules provided for in Sections 4453210, 4453230, 4453250, and 4453270. (2)(3) means a person who delivers a Schedule IIIV ‘Dispenser’ controlled substance to the ultimate user, but does not include: (a) a licensed hospital pharmacy that distributes controlled substances for the purpose of inpatient hospital care or dispenses prescriptions for controlled substances at the time of discharge from the hospital; (b) a practitioner or other authorized person who administers these controlled substances; or (c) a wholesale distributor of a Schedule IIIV controlled substance. (3)(4) means the Department of Health and ‘Drug control’ Environmental Control, Bureau of Drug Control. (4)(5) means the person or animal who is the ultimate ‘Patient’ user of a drug for whom a prescription is issued or for whom a drug is dispensed, or both. (5)(6) means an individual authorized pursuant to ‘Practitioner’ state and federal law to prescribe controlled substances.” SECTION 3. Section 44531640(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
however, the exigent circumstances and the potential adverse impact to the patient if the prescription is not issued timely must be documented in the patient’s medical record. (C) A practitioner is deemed to be in compliance with this section if the practitioner utilizes technology that automatically displays the patient’s controlled substance prescription history from the prescription monitoring program in the practitioner’s electronic medical record system. The practitioner must be able to demonstrate that this technology has been deployed in his practice, but no additional documentation is required in the patient’s medical record.” SECTION 2. Section 44531630 of the 1976 Code, as last amended by Act 244 of 2014, is further amended to read: “Section 44531630. As used in this section article: (1) ‘Authorized delegate’ means an individual who is approved as having access to the prescription monitoring program and who is directly supervised by an authorized practitioner or pharmacist. (2) ‘Controlled substances’ means those substances listed in Schedules II, III, and IV of the schedules provided for in Sections 4453210, 4453230, 4453250, and 4453270. (2)(3) ‘Dispenser’ means a person who delivers a Schedule IIIV controlled substance to the ultimate user, but does not include: (a) a licensed hospital pharmacy that distributes controlled substances for the purpose of inpatient hospital care or dispenses prescriptions for controlled substances at the time of discharge from the hospital; (b) a practitioner or other authorized person who administers these controlled substances; or (c) a wholesale distributor of a Schedule IIIV controlled substance. (3)(4) ‘Drug control’ means the Department of Health and Environmental Control, Bureau of Drug Control. (4)(5) ‘Patient’ means the person or animal who is the ultimate user of a drug for whom a prescription is issued or for whom a drug is dispensed, or both. (5)(6) ‘Practitioner’ means an individual authorized pursuant to state and federal law to prescribe controlled substances.” SECTION 3. Section 44531640(A) of the 1976 Code is amended to read:
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