Sec. 20-616. (Formerly Sec. 20-184d). Prescriptions: Refills; transfers.
Sec. 20-616. (Formerly Sec. 20-184d). Prescriptions: Refills; transfers. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a prescription may be refilled only
upon the written, oral or electronically-transmitted order of a prescribing practitioner.
(b) A pharmacist may exercise his professional judgment in refilling a prescription
that is not for a controlled drug, as defined in section 21a-240, without the authorization
of the prescribing practitioner, provided (1) the pharmacist is unable to contact such
practitioner after reasonable effort, (2) failure to refill the prescription might result in an
interruption of a therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering, and (3) the pharmacist
informs the patient or representative of the patient at the time of dispensing that the
refill is being provided without such authorization and informs the practitioner at the
earliest reasonable time that authorization of the practitioner is required for future refills.
Prescriptions may be refilled once pursuant to this subsection for a quantity of drug not
to exceed a seventy-two hour supply.
(c) Any prescription that is not for a controlled drug, as defined in section 21a-240,
may be transferred orally or electronically between pharmacies, provided:
(1) The prescribing practitioner has authorized the original prescription to be refilled in accordance with subsection (a) of this section;
(2) The pharmacist transferring the prescription shall cancel the original prescription in such pharmacist's records and shall indicate in such records the name of the
pharmacy to which the prescription is transferred and the date of the transfer, provided,
such cancellation shall not be required in the case of any transfer between pharmacies
which electronically access the same prescription records and utilize the same computer
or other electronic prescription transfer system; and
(3) The pharmacist receiving the prescription shall indicate in such pharmacist's
records, in addition to any other information required by law, (A) the fact that the prescription has been transferred and the names of the transferring pharmacy and pharmacist, (B) the date of issuance and the prescription number of the original prescription,
(C) the date the original prescription was first dispensed, (D) the number of refills authorized by the original prescription and the complete refill record for the prescription as
of the date of the transfer, and (E) the number of valid refills remaining as of the date
of the transfer.
(P.A. 91-164, S. 1; P.A. 95-264, S. 38; P.A. 97-64, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 95-264 added new Subsec. (a) re refills, designated existing provisions as Subsec. (b) and made technical
changes; Sec. 20-184d transferred to Sec. 20-616 in 1997; P.A. 97-64 made technical changes in Subsec. (b) and added
Subsec. (c) re transfer of prescriptions.