Rule 511-7-2-.01 - Definitions(1) "Delegate" means an individual designated by a prescriber or dispenser, and meeting all the requirements of DPH Rule 511-7-2-.04, who is authorized to access the PDMP for the purpose of reviewing a patient's prescription information.(2) "Department" means the Georgia Department of Public Health.(3) "Dispenser" means a person licensed under the laws of this state, or any other state or territory of the United States, to dispense or deliver a Schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance to an ultimate user in this state, but does not include (a) a pharmacy licensed as a hospital pharmacy by the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to Code Section 26-4-110; (b) an institutional pharmacy that serves only a health care facility, including but not limited to a nursing home, an intermediate care home, a personal care home, or a hospice program, which provides patient care and which pharmacy dispenses such substances to be administered and used by a patient on the premises of the facility; (c) a licensed health care practitioner or other authorized person who administers such a substance; or (d) a pharmacy operated by, or on behalf of, or under contract with the Department of Corrections for the sole and exclusive purpose of providing services in a secure environment to prisoners within a penal institution, penitentiary, prison, detention center, or other secure correctional institution, including correctional institutions operated by private entities in this state which house inmates under authority of the Department of Corrections.(4) "PDMP" means the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program database authorized by Code Section 16-13-57 and maintained by the department.(5) "Prescriber" means a physician, dentist, scientific investigator, or other person licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized under the laws of this state, or any other state or territory of the United States, to prescribe a controlled substance in the course of professional practice or research in this state, and who has been assigned a DEA number. "Prescriber" shall not include a veterinarian.(6) "Prescription information" means all of the following:(a) DEA permit number or approved dispenser facility controlled substance identification number;(b) Date the prescription was dispensed;(c) Prescription serial number;(d) If the prescription is new or a refill;(e) National Drug Code (NDC) for drug dispensed;(f) Quantity and strength dispensed;(g) Number of days' supply of the drug;(j) Patient's date of birth;(m) Approved prescriber identification number or prescriber's DEA permit number; and(n) Date the prescription was issued by the prescriber.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-7-2-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2A-6, 31-5-5, 16-13-57 through 16-13-65.
Original Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Oct. 6, 2017; eff. Oct. 26, 2017.