KRS 217.215: Pharmacy board's powers as to drugs -- Regulations on prescription

records and on refilling prescriptions in emergency.

(1) The Board of Pharmacy, its agents and inspectors shall have the same powers of

inspection and enforcement as the cabinet under KRS 217.005 to 217.215, insofar

as it relates to drugs in licensed pharmacies.

(2) The Board of Pharmacy may establish regulations relating to the storage and

retrieval of prescription records in licensed pharmacies, including regulations

regarding computerized recordkeeping systems.

(3) (a) No prescription for any drug may be refilled by a pharmacist unless authorized

by the prescribing practitioner, except that, in emergency situations in which

such authorization may not be readily or easily obtain ed from the practitioner,

a pharmacist may:

1. Dispense up to a seventy -two (72) hour supply of maintenance

medication;

2. Dispense greater than a seventy -two (72) hour supply of maintenance

medication if:

a. The standard unit of dispensing for the drug exceeds a seventy-two

(72) hour supply;

b. The pharmacist dispenses a supply of the drug that is equal to the

standard unit of dispensing for the drug; and

c. The drug is used for insulin therapy or the treatment of chronic

respiratory diseases; and

3. Dispense up to a thirty (30) day supply of maintenance medication in

emergency situations as authorized by KRS 315.500.

(b) Emergency refills dispensed under this subsection shall not be authorized for

any controlled substance or for any drug which is not essential to maintenance

of life or continuation of therapy in chronic disease conditions.

(c) The Board of Pharmacy shall promulgate administrative regulations to carry

out the provisions of this subsection.