Internet Prescribing

Internet Prescribing. Essential components of proper prescribing and legitimate medical practice require that the physician obtains a thorough medical history and conducts an appropriate physical and/or mental examination before prescribing any medication. Prescribing drugs to individuals that the physician has never met and based solely on answers to a set of questions, as is found in Internet or toll-free telephone prescribing fails to meet an acceptable standard of care and could constitute unprofessional conduct subject to disciplinary action. Adopted September 18, 2003. Amended July 15, 2004. Amended March 16, 2017.