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Staff: Pharmacies must pair faxed prescription transfers with phone confirmation to meet HIPAA
Summary
A staff member advised that pharmacies without shared data-processing systems must secure prescription transfers by pairing any fax with a telephone confirmation or by echo verification for phone-only transfers, citing board rule 291.34 gs for record-keeping requirements.
A staff member, Board staff, said pharmacies that do not share the same data-processing software must secure prescription transfers and pair any faxed transfer with a telephone confirmation to comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
The guidance matters because it sets required steps for pharmacies to maintain patient privacy and proper records when transferring prescriptions between locations that do not…
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