Section Ph 1504.02 - Waivers(a) Dispensers that are unable to electronically submit, through direct upload to the program software or secure website, the required prescription drug monitoring information may request a waiver to submit the information by other means by completing and submitting a "Request for Waiver of Reporting Requirements for New Hampshire Prescription Drug Monitoring Program" form, effective October 28, 2016, to the program manager, along with any supporting documentation.(b) A waiver request submitted pursuant to (a) above shall: (1) Demonstrate that, for any reason, including low volume of controlled substances being dispensed, financial hardship will result from the requirement of electronic submission; and(2) Include an alternative method by which the dispenser will submit the required prescription drug monitoring information with the time frame specified in Ph 1504.01(a)(2). Alternative methods of submission shall include but not be limited to, e-mail, flash drive, CD, or paper.(c) Dispensers that are authorized to dispense schedule II-IV controlled substances, but do not do so, may request a waiver from the program submission requirements by completing and submitting a "Request for Waiver of Reporting Requirements for New Hampshire Prescription Drug Monitoring Program" form, effective October 28, 2016, provided that such dispensers demonstrate that no schedule II-IV controlled substances have been dispensed in the 3 months immediately preceding the waiver request.(d) Dispensers shall be notified of the decision to grant a waiver within 30 days of the date of the receipt of the completed waiver request.(e) A waiver shall be specific to one United States DEA number and non-transferable.(f) A waiver shall be time-limited, not to exceed the dispenser's license expiration date.(g) A waiver shall be subject to revocation if the bases for granting the waiver are determined to be no longer true.N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 1504.02
Amended by Volume XXXVIII Number 06, Filed February 8, 2018, Proposed by #12465, Effective 1/23/2018, Expires 1/23/2028.