Section 3100.530  Transfer Between Pharmacies of Prescription Information for Refill Purposes

a)         The one-time transfer of original prescription information for a controlled substance listed in Schedules III, IV or V of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1981, ch. 56½, pars. 1207-1212) for the purpose of refill dispensing is permissible between pharmacies on a one-time basis subject to the following requirements.

b)         The transfer is communicated directly between two licensed pharmacists and the transferring pharmacist completes the following steps:

1)         Invalidates the prescription by writing the word "VOID" on the face of same.

2)         Records on the reverse of the invalidated prescription the name, address and the DEA registration number of the pharmacy to which it was transferred and the name of the pharmacist receiving the prescription information.

3)         Records the date of the transfer and the name of the pharmacist transferring the information.

c)         The pharmacist receiving the transferred prescription information shall take the following steps.

1)         Write the word "transfer" on the face of the transferred prescription.

2)         Provide all information required to be on a prescription pursuant to Section 3100.390 and include:

A)        Date of issuance of original prescription;

B)        Original number of refills authorized on original prescription;

C)        Date of original dispensing;

D)        Number of valid refills remaining and date of last refill;

E)         Pharmacy's name, address, DEA registration number and date original prescription information was transferred;

F)         Name of transferor pharmacist.

3)         Both the original and transferred prescription must be maintained for a period of two years from the date of last refill.

d)         Pharmacies electronically accessing the same prescription record must satisfy all information requirements of a manual mode for prescription transferral as described in subsections (a) and (b) above.

(Source:  Added at 6 Ill. Reg. 10015, effective August 5, 1982)