Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13784 – Patient information regulation
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1. Explanation by pharmacist. With each new prescription dispensed, the pharmacist, in addition to labeling the prescription in accordance with the requirements of the State, must orally explain to the patient or the patient’s agent the directions for use and any additional information, in writing if necessary, to assure the proper utilization of the medication or device prescribed. For those prescriptions delivered outside the confines of the pharmacy, the explanation shall be by telephone or in writing. This section does not apply to those prescriptions for patients in hospitals or institutions where the medication is to be administered by a nurse or other individual licensed to administer medications or to those prescriptions for patients who are to be discharged from a hospital or institution.
[PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13784
- Device: means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent or other similar or related article, including any component part or accessory, that is required under federal or state law to be prescribed by a practitioner and dispensed by a pharmacist. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A
- Drug: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-Ain writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Labeling: means the process of preparing and affixing a label to the outside of any drug container, exclusive of the labeling by a manufacturer, packer or distributor of a nonprescription drug or commercially packaged legend drug or device. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A Pharmacist: means an individual provider of health care services licensed by this State to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 13702-A Pharmacy: means :
2. Maintenance of current reference material. To ensure that proper information is available to each pharmacist, each pharmacy or pharmacist shall maintain current reference material on drug interactions.
[PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW).]
3. Retail price. With each prescription dispensed, the pharmacist shall disclose to the patient in writing the usual and customary price of the prescription and the cost of any payment toward the price required of the patient.
[RR 2003, c. 2, §120 (AFF); PL 2003, c. 375, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1987, c. 710, §5 (NEW). RR 2003, c. 2, §120 (AFF). PL 2003, c. 375, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 375, §2 (AFF).