{"data":{"id":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-280-125.5","jurisdiction":"us-co","citation":"C.R.S. § 12-280-125.5","heading":"Pharmacists' authority to dispense chronic maintenance drugs - rules - liability.","body":"(1) In accordance with board rules adopted under subsection (2) of this section, on and after January 1, 2020, a pharmacist may dispense an emergency supply of a chronic maintenance drug to a patient without a current, valid prescription if:\n\n(a) The pharmacist makes every reasonable attempt but is unable to obtain authorization to refill the prescription from the prescribing health-care provider or another health-care provider responsible for the patient's care;\n\n(b) (I) The pharmacist has a record of a prescription at the pharmacy or has been presented proof of a recent prescription for the chronic maintenance drug in the name of the patient who is requesting the emergency supply; or\n\n(II) In the pharmacist's professional judgment, the refusal to dispense an emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug will endanger the patient's health or disrupt essential drug therapy for a chronic condition of the patient;\n\n(c) The amount of the chronic maintenance drug dispensed does not exceed the amount of the most recent prescription or the standard quantity or unit of use package of the drug;\n\n(d) The pharmacist has not dispensed an emergency supply of the chronic maintenance drug to the same patient in the previous twelve-month period; and\n\n(e) The prescriber of the drug has not indicated that no emergency refills are authorized.\n\n(2) The board shall adopt rules, in consultation with the Colorado medical board created in section 12-240-105 and the state board of nursing created in section 12-255-105, to establish standard procedures for pharmacists to follow in dispensing chronic maintenance drugs pursuant to this section. The rules adopted under this subsection (2) must include documentation requirements for a pharmacist to complete when dispensing a chronic maintenance drug without a current prescription.\n\n(3) A pharmacist, the pharmacist's employer, and the original prescriber of the drug are not civilly liable for an act or omission in connection with the dispensing of a chronic maintenance drug pursuant to this section unless the act or omission constitutes negligence, recklessness, or willful or wanton misconduct.","path":["Title 12 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","Article 280 - Pharmacists, Pharmacy Businesses, and Pharmaceuticals","Part 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://olls.info/crs/crs2026-title-12.htm","current_through":"Colorado Revised Statutes 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:37:45Z","sha256":"202696bcf2bab5ab7c7ccbac32bc360a9289e9d723a103bae90e6adeb37f68f4","source_id":"us-co","stale":false,"prev":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-280-125.3","next":"us-co/c.r.s.-12-280-125.7"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}