N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-35.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:45A-35.12 - Patient requests to correct inaccurate information

(a) A patient, or the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor who is a patient, may request a pharmacy permit holder that submitted prescription monitoring information concerning a prescription for controlled dangerous substances for that patient or unemancipated minor to correct information that the person believes to have been inaccurately entered into that patient's or unemancipated child's prescription profile. The request shall be in writing using the process established by the pharmacy permit holder.

(b) A pharmacy permit holder shall have written policies and procedures for processing, evaluating, reviewing, and handling patient requests to correct information submitted to the prescription monitoring program. The policies and procedures shall include, at a minimum:

1. A statement explaining in detail the basis for the requested correction;

2. The precise change requested;

3. Documentation of the error and of the correct information; and

4. The requester's name, address, telephone number, and original signature.

(c) Upon receiving notice from a patient, or the parent or legal guardian of an unemancipated minor who is a patient, that the prescription monitoring data specific to that patient's prescription history is incorrect, the pharmacy permit holder shall:

1. Verify that the information is incorrect and, if so, correct the information in both the patient profile and the PMP within 14 days of the patient notification.

i. The pharmacy permit holder shall notify the patient when the information has been corrected in the PMP.

2. If the pharmacy permit holder determines that a correction is not appropriate or justified, within 14 days of the patient request, the pharmacy permit holder shall notify the patient, and advise the patient of the process for requesting the Board of Pharmacy to review the disputed request for correction.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:45A-35.12

Adopted by 51 N.J.R. 624(a), effective 5/6/2019