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Alaska Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 12, 2017) |
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Title 12. Professional Regulations. |
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Part 12.1. Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing. |
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Chapter 12.52. Board of Pharmacy. |
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Article 12.52.1. Licensing, Registration, and Permit Requirements. |
Section 12.52.855. Registration by dispensers and access requirements for controlled substance prescription database.
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(a) To receive information from the controlled substance prescription database, a dispenser must register with the board by submitting a completed application on a form prescribed by the board, and must agree in writing to comply with the conditions set out in 12 AAC 52.860. The department shall issue a dispenser registered under this section a user account, login name, and password. (b) A pharmacist or practitioner not registered under this section may request a patient profile from the board if the pharmacist or practitioner (1) has a valid license to practice in this state or in another jurisdiction with licensure standards that are substantially similar to the licensure standards in this state; (2) submits the request on a form prescribed by the board and (A) mails it to the board; or (B) sends it to the board by facsimile transmission; (3) signs the request and includes the business name and address of the pharmacist or practitioner; (4) includes in the request the patient's name and date of birth, the purpose of the request, and the date range for the patient profile; and (5) includes evidence establishing that the requester has, with the subject of the requested information, (A) a pharmacist-patient relationship as required under AS 17.30.200(d)(4); for purposes of this subparagraph, a pharmacist-patient relationship exists if the subject of the requested information is a current patient to whom the pharmacist is dispensing or considering dispensing a controlled substance; or (B) a practitioner-patient relationship as required under AS 17.30.200(d)(3). (c) A patient profile generated by the board under (b) of this section shall be (1) sent by facsimile transmission or mailed certified mail, return receipt requested, to the pharmacist or practitioner at that person's business address; and (2) marked "confidential, to be opened by addressee only." (d) Nothing in this section requires a pharmacist or practitioner to receive information from the controlled substance prescription database or to request a patient profile from the board.
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08.80.005;08.80.030;17.30.200