Rule 511-7-2-.04 - Delegates(1) Subject to the requirements of this Rule, a prescriber or dispenser approved for internet access to the PDMP may designate up to two individuals per shift or rotation to access the PDMP on their behalf as delegates, provided that such individuals are: (a) Members of the prescriber's or dispenser's staff;(b) Employed by the health care facility in which the prescriber practices, and approved by the medical director of such health care facility; or(c) Employed by the emergency department of the hospital in which the prescriber practices, and approved by the medical director of such hospital.(2) To be eligible to serve as a delegate, an individual must:(a) Hold a current license as a dentist, dental hygienist, optometrist, physician, physician assistant, or podiatrist under Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia;(b) Hold a current license as a pharmacist or pharmacist intern or registered as a pharmacist technician under Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia; or(c) Comply with the requirements of subsection (4) of this Rule.(3) An individual shall be ineligible to become a delegate if that person has been convicted of a felony, or of any criminal offense involving illegal drug use, possession, trafficking, or sale. "Convicted" as used in this subsection includes a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, but does not include a conviction that has been exonerated and discharged pursuant to Title 42, Chapter 8, Article 3 of the Official Code of Georgia or pardoned.(4) Before an individual may act as a delegate, the delegating person or entity must: (a) Ensure that the proposed delegate has taken the department's online training course entitled "The Georgia Prescription Drug Monitoring Database: Understanding Your Responsibilities" and passed the online test with a score of at least 70:(b) Instructed in the prescriber or dispenser's security policies pertaining to the PDMP; and(c) Obtain a signed Responsibility Statement from the proposed delegate and place it in the delegate's personnel file.(5) A delegating person or entity shall maintain records documenting the delegate's completion of the online PDMP training, the execution of the Responsibility Statement, the date on which each delegate was granted access to the PDMP, and the date on which the delegate's access was terminated. Those records shall be made available for inspection by the department.(6) A delegate may access the PDMP only for the purpose of providing medical or pharmaceutical care to a specific patient of the delegating prescriber or dispenser, or to inform the delegating person or entity of a patient's potential use, misuse, abuse, or underutilization of prescribed medication.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 511-7-2-.04
O.C.G.A. §§ 31-2A-6, 31-5-5, 16-13-57 through 16-13-65.
Original Rule entitled "Delegates" adopted. F. Oct. 6, 2017; eff. Oct. 26, 2017.Amended: F. June 19, 2018; eff. July 9, 2018.