KRS 217.211: Electronic prescribing.

(1) Electronic prescribing of a drug or device under this chapter shall not interfere with

a patient's freedom to select a pharmacy.

(2) Electronic prescribing software used by a practitioner to prescribe a drug or device

under this chapter may include clinical messaging and messages in pop-up windows

directed to the practitioner regarding a particular drug or device that supports the

practitioner's clinical decision making.

(3) Drug information contained in electronic prescribing software to prescribe a drug or

device under this chapter shall be consistent with Food and Drug Administration -

approved information regarding a particular drug or device.

(4) (a) Electronic prescribing software used by a practitioner to prescribe a drug or

device under this chapter ma y show information regarding a payor's

formulary, copayments, or benefit plan, provided that nothing in the software

is designed to preclude a practitioner from selecting any particular pharmacy

or drug or device.

(b) If electronic prescribing software doe s show information regarding a payor's

formulary, payments, or benefit plan under paragraph (a) of this subsection,

the information shall be updated at least quarterly to ensure its accuracy.

(5) Each governmental unit of the Commonwealth promulgating admi nistrative

regulations relating to electronic prescribing shall include in the regulations

electronic prior authorization standards meeting the requirements of KRS 304.17A -

167 in its implementation of health information technology improvements as

required by the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act

of 2003 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health

Act, enacted as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.