Section 22-B1307. PARTIAL FILLING OF PRESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN SCHEDULE II

 

1307.1The partial filling of a prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedule II is permissable, if the pharmacist is unable to supply the full quantity called for in a written or emergency oral prescription and he or she makes a notation of the quantity supplied on the face of the written prescription (or written record of the emergency oral prescription).

 

1307.2The remaining portion of the prescription may be filled within seventy-two (72) hours of the partial filling; however, if the remaining portion is not or cannot be filled within the seventy-two (72) hour period, the pharmacist shall so notify the prescribing individual practitioner. No further quantity may be supplied beyond seventy-two (72) hours without a new prescription.

 

1307.3A Prescription for Schedule II controlled substance for a patient in a Long Term Care Facility (LTCF) or for a patient with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness may be filled in partial quantities to include individual dosage units and in accordance with federal law. If there is any question whether a patient may be classified as having a terminal illness, the pharmacist must contact the practitioner prior to partially filling the prescription. The pharmacist shall also observe the following:

 

(a)Both the pharmacist and the prescribing practitioner have a corresponding responsibility to assure that the controlled substance is for a terminally ill patient;

 

(b)The pharmacist must record on the prescription whether the patient is "terminally ill" or an "LTCF patient";

 

(c)A prescription that is partially filled and does not contain the notation "terminally ill" or "LTCF patient" shall be deemed to have been filled in violation of the federal and District law;

 

(d)For each partial filling, the dispensing pharmacist shall record on the back of the prescription (or on another appropriate record, uniformly maintained, and readily retrievable) the date of the partial filling, quantity dispensed, remaining quantity authorized to be dispensed, and the identification of the dispensing pharmacist;

 

(e)The total quantity of Schedule II controlled substances dispensed in all partial fillings must not exceed the total quantity prescribed; and

 

(f)Schedule II prescriptions for patients in a LTCF or patients with a medical diagnosis documenting a terminal illness shall be valid for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the issue date unless sooner terminated by the discontinuance of medication.

 

 

authority

Section 19(a)(3) of the District of Columbia Pharmacist and Pharmacy Regulation Act of 1980, effective September 16, 1980 (D.C. Law 3-98; D.C. Official Code § 47-2885.18.01(a)(3)); the District of Columbia Uniform Controlled Substances Act of 1981, effective August 5, 1981 (D. C. Law 4-29; D.C. Official Code § 48-901.01); Mayor’s Order 98-48, dated April 15, 1998; Section 4902 of the Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Support Act of 2001, effective October 3, 2001 (D.C. Law 14-28; D.C. Official Code § 7-731); Section 15 of the District of Columbia Drug Manufacture and Distribution Licensure Act of 1990, effective June 13, 1990 (D.C. Law 8-137; D.C. Official Code § 48-714(a)); and Mayor’s Order 98-88, dated May 29, 1998.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 1046, 1067 (February 21, 1986); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 53 DCR 10055 (December 22, 2006).