Computer to Fax Prescriptions

Question 1

What is illegal for computer to fax prescriptions?

Answer 1

all prescriptions sent from a physician’s computer to a pharmacy’s fax machine are illegal (there are 2 expections to this).
* Otherwise, the physician has to put a piece of paper in the fax machine

Question 2

A ll prescriptions sent from a physician’s computer to a pharmacy’s fax machine are illegal. What are the 2 expections of this?

Answer 2

1. The prescription computer to fax prescriptions operates within a closed system (Wexner hospital for instance can send to James but can’t send to CVS)
2. a computer to fax prescription for a non-controlled drug can be accepted during a temporary **telecommunication outage of the 3rd pary intermediary **