N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-27.8

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:45A-27.8 - NJPB printing specifications

(a) Vendors shall manufacture all NJPBs consistent with the requirements set forth in this subchapter and the printing specifications approved by the Division and supplied to each approved vendor. Vendors shall also manufacture all NJPBs using artwork disks supplied by the Division.

(b) Each NJPB shall be:

1. Four inches by five and one-half inches in size; and

2. Printed on either 50-pound white offset smooth finish paper with a brightness of at least 85 or 20-pound paper with a brightness of at least 85. The Division will permit printer vendors whose customers request it to use 24- to 28-pound MOCR paper with a brightness of at least 75; the printer vendors shall notify the Division when they use this alternative paper.

(c) The front side of each NJPB shall be printed with the body copy (line work) in PMS 336 green overprinted on a background of five percent of the green (with an allowable variance no darker than PMS 337 green).

(d) The background of the front side of each NJPB shall be a pantograph of the New Jersey State Seal reversed out of the green screen and shall bleed on all four sides. A one and one-half inch State Seal shall be positioned centrally within the pantograph of State seals.

(e) The upper portion of the front side of each NJPB shall include the following information, printed in black ink:

1. A unique 15-digit identifier as provided in N.J.A.C. 13:45A-27.9(g), and a linear barcode (Code 128) that matches the unique 15-digit identifier for each blank;

2. The prescriber or healthcare facility name;

3. The prescriber or healthcare facility National Provider Identifier (NPI) number, if the prescriber or healthcare facility has obtained an NPI number;

4. The prescriber or healthcare facility address, which may be an address other than the address of record, but which shall not be a post office box; and

5. The license, certification or authorization number of the licensed prescriber, or the provider number of the healthcare facility.

(f) The prescribing area of the front side of each NJPB shall contain an "Rx" graphic circumscribed within a rectangle, printed in green ink on the left hand side.

(g) The reverse side of each NJPB shall contain a pantograph of the New Jersey State Seal printed in PMS 299 blue screened down to five percent (with an allowable variance up to PMS 300 blue), which shall bleed on all four sides. A one and one-half inch State Seal shall be positioned centrally as on the front, except that it shall not be in reverse.

(h) NJPBs may be printed without the practitioner's name, address, or NPI number, or the unique provider number of the health care facility, provided the practitioner or health care facility utilizes an electronic health records system to imprint such information on the blanks. Such blanks shall be pre-printed with all other information required to appear on an NJPB pursuant to (e) above, and shall comply with all other printing specifications set forth in this section.

1. Prior to manufacturing NJPBs without a practitioner's name, address, or NPI number or health care facility unique provider number, a vendor shall document that the practitioner or health care facility utilizes an electronic health records system. Such documentation shall include the name and manufacturer of the electronic health records system utilized by the practitioner or health care facility.

(i) A safety hollow "VOID" hidden word feature background that is designed to prevent replication by a black and white or color copier or by a scanner is required on each NJPB. A repeating pattern of a hollow "VOID" shall appear on the face of the NJPB. Areas intended for data entry shall be in lighter tones to permit easy reading of information without compromising copy protection.

(j) Microprint shall be included on each NJPB. The print shall be in 0.5 point or smaller and shall be readable when viewed at five times magnification or greater, but shall be illegible when photocopied or scanned.

(k) Each NJPB shall be printed with friction activated (thermochromic) ink, that shall appear in an Rx logo on the blank. The ink on the face shall change color or disappear when warmed (reacts to body heat). The ink should return to its original color when cooled.

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(m) Each NJPB shall be printed with a complete list of all security features incorporated into the prescription pad in order to minimize tampering. The security features shall be listed visibly in a box, band, or border on the prescription.

(n) Except as provided in (o) below, the front side of an NJPB may be imprinted with the name and license number of more than one licensed prescriber in the same licensing category provided that:

1. The name and license number of each licensed prescriber is printed in a seven point font or greater; and

2. The NJPB utilizes a printed method, such as a check-off box, to indicate which prescriber issued the prescription.

(o) NJPBs for physician assistants, certified nurse midwives and advanced practice nurses shall be imprinted only with the name and license number of the prescriber and his or her collaborating/ive physician.

(p) NJPBs for healthcare facilities shall be imprinted with sufficient space to allow a prescriber affiliated with the healthcare facility to write out his or her name, title, license number and collaborating/ive physician, if applicable, in the titlehead portion of the NJPB.

(q) At the request of a licensed prescriber or licensed healthcare facility, NJPBs may be pre-printed with the following:

1. Frequently used non-controlled prescription drugs. The prescription shall be printed in a seven point font or greater. The prescription may be pre-printed with several non-controlled drugs, delineated by check-off boxes, provided that separate directions for use, substitution, and refill instructions shall be clearly delineated for each drug prescribed;

2. A drug identifier bar code placed in the medication prescribing area, provided that the bar code shall not conceal any information contained in the medication prescribing area;

3. On the reverse side of the NJPB, any alternative practice address requested by the prescriber, with a check-off box to indicate the practice site at which the medication was prescribed. Vendors may utilize up to one half of the back of the NJPB to pre-print addresses, provided that at least three quarters of one inch remains at the top of the reverse side of the NJPB to permit the fastening of NJPB into pharmacy prescription binders;

4. The statement "NOT VALID FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES" on the face of the NJPB in black ink; and

5. DEA numbers.

(r) In addition to the pre-printed requests set forth in (q) above, NJPBs may be printed to include the following special order requests in black ink only:

1. In the titlehead portion of the NJPB, the individual prescriber CDS or DEA numbers, Medicare Provider Numbers; Specialty Practice License numbers; fax numbers and/or more than one telephone number;

2. Special print, logotype lettering to designate the name of the healthcare facility or group practice on the first line of the NJPB titlehead; and

3. On the reverse side of the NJPB, a financial interest disclosure statement for licensees of the State Board of Medical Examiners, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:35-6.17.

(s) Any request for a pre-printed or special order NJPB not included in (q) or (r) above shall be approved by the Division before the NJPBs are produced.

(t) Vendors shall not produce NJPBs that contain logos, symbols, icons or graphics, or that contain ink that is of a different color than the colors specified in this section, or that contain pre-printed physician initials in the "Do Not Substitute" or "Substitution Permissible" portion of any NJPB.

(u) NJPBs shall be produced in prescription pads of 50 or 100 NJPBs per pad with chipboard backers.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-27.8

Amended by R.2010 d.043, effective 2/16/2010.
See: 41 N.J.R. 2624(a), 42 N.J.R. 592(a).
Rewrote the introductory paragraph of (e); added (e)1 through (e)6; in (k)4, inserted "and" at the end; in (k)5, substituted a period for "; and" at the end; and deleted (k)6.
Amended by R.2014 d.033, effective 2/18/2014.
See: 44 N.J.R. 2453(a), 46 N.J.R. 391(a).
Rewrote the section.