N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 703.07

Current through Register No. 50, December 12, 2024
Section Ph 703.07 - Prescription Pick-up and Delivery
(a) No person licensed under the provisions of RSA 318, shall enter into or participate in any arrangement or agreement whereby prescriptions may be left at, picked up from, accepted by, or delivered to any store, shop or location not licensed as a pharmacy, except as outlined in Ph 703.06(b).
(b) Identification requirements for schedule medication drop off and pick up, excluding delivered prescriptions, shall include receipt of a photo identification (ID), at the time the prescription is picked up, for all schedule II medications, and the receipt of the photo ID shall be documented in the patients record.
(c) Mail order pharmacies dispensing new schedule II medications to the patient shall comply with the requirements set forth in Ph 704.03 patient counseling.
(d) This section shall not prohibit a licensee from picking up prescriptions or delivering prescribed medications at any location requested by the patient, by means of mail, an employee, a currier, or by use of a common carrier. A pharmacy that delivers prescription orders by one or more alternate methods shall have policies and procedures to ensure patient confidentiality, prescription order accountability, and proper storage of prescription orders during transportation.
(e) In situations where it is in the best interest of the patient due to behavioral health issues or homelessness a licensee may deliver the prescriptions to an authorized party for distribution to the patient.
(f) Drugs with special handling or storage requirements that will be administered by the practitioner, such as but not limited to radio pharmaceuticals or frozen immunizations, may be delivered directly to the practitioner's office.
(g) A signature, or electronic signature, log must be maintained by the pharmacy. A signature or electronic signature is not required to be obtained for delivered prescriptions.

N.H. Admin. Code § Ph 703.07

#4600, eff 8-1-89; ss by #6094-B, INTERIM, eff 9-21-95, EXPIRED, 1-19-96

New. #6181-B, eff 2-5-96, EXPIRED: 2-5-04

New. #8316, eff 3-26-05

Amended by Volume XLII Number 28, Filed July 14, 2022, Proposed by #13398, Effective 6/16/2022, Expires 6/16/2032