For purposes of establishing and maintaining a drug database pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code, the state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out and enforce sections 4729.75 to 4729.83 of the Revised Code. The rules shall specify all of the following:
(A) A means of identifying each patient, each terminal distributor of dangerous drugs, and each purchase at wholesale of dangerous drugs about which information is entered into the drug database;
(B) Requirements for the transmission of information from terminal distributors of dangerous drugs, wholesale distributors of dangerous drugs, and prescribers;
(C) An electronic format for the submission of information from terminal distributors, wholesale distributors, and prescribers;
(D) A procedure whereby a terminal distributor-, wholesale distributor, or prescriber unable to submit information electronically may obtain a waiver to submit information in another format;
(E) A procedure whereby the board may grant a request from a law enforcement agency or a government entity responsible for the licensure, regulation, or discipline of licensed health professionals authorized to prescribe drugs that information that has been stored for three years be retained when the information pertains to an open investigation being conducted by the agency or entity;
(F) A procedure whereby a terminal distributor, wholesale distributor, or prescriber may apply for an extension to the time by which information must be transmitted to the board;
(G) A procedure whereby a person or government entity to which the board is authorized to provide information may submit a request to the board for the information and the board may verify the identity of the requestor;
(H) A procedure whereby the board can use the database request records required by division (B) of section 4729.80 of the Revised Code to document and report statistics and law enforcement outcomes;
(I) A procedure whereby an individual may request the individual's own database information and the board may verify the identity of the requestor;
(J) A reasonable fee that the board may charge under section 4729.83 of the Revised Code for providing an individual with the individual's own database information pursuant to section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;
(K) The other specific dangerous drugs that, in addition to controlled substances, must be included in the database;
(L) The types of pharmacies licensed as terminal distributors of dangerous drugs that are required to submit prescription information to the board pursuant to section 4729.77 of the Revised Code.
Amended by 131st General Assembly File No. TBD, HB 64, §101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.
Renumbered and amended by 129th General AssemblyFile No.19, HB 93, §1, eff. 5/20/2011.
Effective Date: 05-18-2005
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