HB 1469-S - DIGEST

(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 1/28/02)

     Provides that, in accordance with federal law or rule, Schedule II substances may be dispensed by a pharmacy pursuant to a facsimile, transmitted by the practitioner or the practitioner's agent for patients in a long-term care facility, hospice agency,  or hospice licensed by the state.  The practitioner or agent shall note on the prescription that the patient is a long-term care or hospice patient.

     Provides that facsimiles may also be used to transmit prescriptions for injectable Schedule II substances.

     Repeals RCW 69.50.307.