Section 4729.84 - Board to adopt drug database rulesFor purposes of establishing and maintaining a drug database pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code, the state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code to carry out and enforce sections 4729.75 to 4729.83 of the Revised Code. The rules shall specify all of the following:
(A) A means of identifying each patient, each terminal distributor of dangerous drugs, each purchase at wholesale of dangerous drugs, and each retail dispensary licensed under Chapter 3796. of the Revised Code about which information is entered into the drug database;(B) Requirements for the transmission of information from terminal distributors of dangerous drugs, manufacturers of dangerous drugs, outsourcing facilities, repackagers of dangerous drugs, wholesale distributors of dangerous drugs, prescribers, and retail dispensaries;(C) An electronic format for the submission of information from persons identified in division (B) of this section;(D) A procedure whereby a person unable to submit information electronically may obtain a waiver to submit information in another format;(E) A procedure whereby the board may grant a request from a law enforcement agency or a government entity responsible for the licensure, regulation, or discipline of licensed health professionals authorized to prescribe drugs that information that has been stored for three years be retained when the information pertains to an open investigation being conducted by the agency or entity;(F) A procedure whereby a person identified in division (B) of this section may apply for an extension to the time by which information must be transmitted to the board;(G) A procedure whereby a person or government entity to which the board is authorized to provide information may submit a request to the board for the information and the board may verify the identity of the requestor;(H) Standards for determining what information is appropriate to be provided under division (A)(21) of section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;(I) A procedure whereby the board can use the database request records required by division (B) of section 4729.80 of the Revised Code to document and report statistics and law enforcement outcomes;(J) A procedure whereby an individual may request the individual's own database information and the board may verify the identity of the requestor;(K) A reasonable fee that the board may charge under section 4729.83 of the Revised Code for providing an individual with the individual's own database information pursuant to section 4729.80 of the Revised Code;(L) The other specific dangerous drugs that, in addition to controlled substances, must be included in the database;(M) The types of pharmacies licensed as terminal distributors of dangerous drugs that are required to submit prescription information to the board pursuant to section 4729.77 of the Revised Code;(N) Additional data fields, recognized by the American society for automation in pharmacy, that licensed terminal distributors of dangerous drugs must submit to the board pursuant to section 4729.77 of the Revised Code;(O) The information regarding medical marijuana dispensed to a patient that a retail dispensary is required to submit to the board pursuant to section 4729.771 of the Revised Code;(P) Requirements for the transmission of information pursuant to section 4729.772 of the Revised Code and requirements for the release of such information by the board.Amended by 132nd General Assembly, HB 49,§101.01, eff. 9/29/2017.Amended by 131st General Assembly, HB 523,§1, eff. 9/8/2016.Amended by 131st General Assembly, HB 64,§101.01, eff. 9/29/2015.Renumbered and amended by 129th General Assembly, HB 93, §1, eff. 5/20/2011.Effective Date: 05-18-2005 .