Section 333.17708 - Definitions; P.
PUBLIC HEALTH CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 368 of 1978
333.17708 Definitions; P.
Sec. 17708.
(1) "Preceptor" means a pharmacist approved by the board to direct the training of an intern in an approved pharmacy.
(2) "Prescriber" means a licensed dentist, a licensed doctor of medicine, a licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery, a licensed doctor of podiatric medicine and surgery, a licensed optometrist certified under part 174 to administer and prescribe therapeutic pharmaceutical agents, a licensed veterinarian, or another licensed health professional acting under the delegation and using, recording, or otherwise indicating the name of the delegating licensed doctor of medicine or licensed doctor of osteopathic medicine and surgery.
(3) "Prescription" means an order for a drug or device written and signed or transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission, or other means of communication by a prescriber to be filled, compounded, or dispensed. Prescribing is limited to a prescriber. An order transmitted in other than written form shall be electronically recorded, printed, or written and immediately dated by the pharmacist, and that record constitutes the original prescription. In a health facility or agency licensed under article 17 or other medical institution, an order for a drug or device in the patient's chart constitutes for the purposes of this definition the original prescription. Subject to section 17751(2), prescription includes, but is not limited to, an order for a drug, not including a controlled substance as defined in section 7104 except under circumstances described in section 17763(e), written and signed or transmitted by facsimile, electronic transmission, or other means of communication by a physician prescriber licensed to practice in a state other than Michigan.
(4) "Prescription drug" means 1 or more of the following:
(a) A drug dispensed pursuant to a prescription.
(b) A drug bearing the federal legend "CAUTION: federal law prohibits dispensing without prescription" or "Rx only".
(c) A drug designated by the board as a drug that may only be dispensed pursuant to a prescription.
History: 1978, Act 368, Eff. Sept. 30, 1978 ;-- Am. 1994, Act 384, Eff. Mar 30, 1995 ;-- Am. 1997, Act 153, Eff. Mar. 31, 1998 ;-- Am. 2005, Act 85, Imd. Eff. July 19, 2005 ;-- Am. 2006, Act 672, Imd. Eff. Jan. 10, 2007 ;-- Am. 2009, Act 150, Imd. Eff. Nov. 19, 2009
Popular Name: Act 368