NRS 639.2589
Form for prescription required to contain line for practitioner’s signature

  • substitutions in filling prescriptions in certain facilities
  • substitutions in filling prescriptions ordered on patient’s chart in hospital.

1.

The form used for any prescription which is issued or intended to be filled in this state must contain a line for the signature of the practitioner.

2.

Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions contained in the orders of a physician, or of an advanced practice registered nurse who is a practitioner, in a facility for skilled nursing or facility for intermediate care.

3.

Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions for drugs ordered on a patient’s chart in a hospital if the hospital’s medical staff has approved a formulary for specific generic substitutions.

4.

Substitutions may be made in filling prescriptions for biological products ordered on a patient’s chart in a hospital if the hospital’s medical staff has approved a formulary for specific interchangeable biological products.

Source: Section 639.2589 — Form for prescription required to contain line for practitioner’s signature; substitutions in filling prescriptions in certain facilities; substitutions in filling prescriptions ordered on patient’s chart in hospital., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-639.­html#NRS639Sec2589.

Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 639.2589’s source at nv​.us