{"data":{"id":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-13756","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"32 M.R.S. §13756","heading":"Electronic prescribing of opioid medication","body":"By July 1, 2017, a pharmacy must have the capability to process electronic prescriptions from prescribers for an opioid medication or request a waiver from the Commissioner of Health and Human Services stating the reasons for the waiver including but not limited to a lack of capability, the availability of broadband infrastructure and a plan for developing the ability to receive electronically prescribed opioid medication.  The commissioner may grant a waiver for circumstances in which exceptions are appropriate, including technological failures.","path":["TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 117: MAINE PHARMACY ACT","SUBCHAPTER 5: PHARMACY FACILITIES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/32/title32sec13756.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:37Z","sha256":"f026bc3b42d5d8ee62fd8a90f92afd598f9d692d3ddaf7688da740da53796e31","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-13755","next":"us-me/32-m.r.s.-13758"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}