LAC 46:LIII.1503. Definitions

A. As used in this Chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in this Section: CFR—Code of Federal Regulations Electronic Drug Record Keeping Systema system of storing drug records electronically and capturing the positive identification of the person responsible for a specific drug transaction including, but not limited to, the prescribing, administering, or dispensing of a drug. Hospital Off-Site Satellite Pharmacy—a pharmacy located within a hospital licensed by the Louisiana Department of Health, or its successor, the location of which is physically separate from the location of the provider pharmacy. Hospital Patient—a person receiving health care services within a hospital facility, or an animal receiving veterinary care within a veterinary teaching hospital owned or operated by a public university in this state. Hospital Pharmacy—a pharmacy department permitted by the board and located in a hospital licensed pursuant to R.S. 40:2100 et seq. or in a veterinary teaching hospital owned or operated by a public university in this state. For the purposes of this chapter, a hospital pharmacy is one example of a primary care treatment modality pharmacy. Passworda private identification that is created by a user to obtain access to an electronic drug record keeping system. Personal Identifiera unique user name or number for identifying and tracking a specific user’s access to an electronic drug record keeping system such as Social Security number, user identification number, or employee number. Positive Identification 1. has the same meaning as defined in Section 1119 of this Part, except that a specific hospital having a closed electronic drug record keeping system may be permitted to use identifiers utilizing both a password combined with a personal identifier to document the positive identification of each user for the prescribing and administration of a drug, provided the pharmacist-in-charge has determined: a. adequate audit controls are in place to detect and deter drug diversion; b. adequate access controls are in place to assure the identity of the user and to assign accountability of the user for any drug transaction; c. adequate safeguards are in place to prevent and detect the unauthorized use of an individual’s password and personal identifier; d. an ongoing quality assurance program is in place to ensure that all three provisions cited above in this definition are being fulfilled and reviewed; and e. appropriate policies and procedures are in place to address all four provisions cited above in this definition; 2. All of the above notwithstanding, however, positive identification as defined in Section 1119 of this Part shall always be used to document the: a. dispensing, compounding, or prepackaging of a drug; b. removal and possession of a controlled substance to administer to a patient; and c. waste of a controlled substance. Provider Pharmacya hospital pharmacy which provides administrative control, staffing as well as products and services to a hospital off-site satellite pharmacy. Registered Patient—a person receiving health care services within a hospital facility, or an animal receiving veterinary care within a veterinary teaching hospital owned or operated by a public university in this state. Unit Dose―the packaging of individual prescription doses in a suitable container that have been properly labeled as to the identity of the generic, chemical, or trade name of the drug; strength; lot number; and expiration date. All unit doses qualify as "prepackaging" as used in this Chapter. However, all prepackaging is not necessarily in unit dose packaging.