Sec. 17745b.

(1) Subject to subsection (3), in an industrial clinic or other prescriber practice location without an on-site pharmacy, a dispensing prescriber may delegate the dispensing of prescription drugs only to a registered professional nurse licensed under part 172.

(2) In an industrial clinic or other prescriber practice location without an on-site pharmacy, if a dispensing prescriber does not delegate the dispensing of a prescription drug, the dispensing prescriber shall do both of the following:

(a) Be physically present at the time the prescription drug is dispensed.

(b) Immediately before the prescription drug is dispensed, perform a final inspection of the type of prescription drug, labeling, dosage, and amount of the prescription drug dispensed.

(3) A dispensing prescriber who delegates the dispensing of a prescription drug to a patient in an industrial clinic or other prescriber practice location without an on-site pharmacy shall not delegate the dispensing of more than a 72-hour supply of the prescription drug.

(4) Before dispensing a prescription drug to a patient in an industrial clinic or other prescriber practice location without an on-site pharmacy, a dispensing prescriber who intends to charge for dispensing the drug shall give a written prescription to the patient and shall instruct the patient that he or she may elect to have the prescription filled by the dispensing prescriber or the patient's pharmacy of choice.

(5) If a dispensing prescriber intends to charge for dispensing a prescription drug to a patient in an industrial clinic or other prescriber practice location without an on-site pharmacy, the dispensing prescriber shall inform the patient of that fact before dispensing the prescription drug to the patient. The dispensing prescriber also shall list the charge for dispensing the prescription drug as a separate item on the patient's bill.

(6) This section does not apply to public health programs as defined in section 17745a.

History: Add. 1993, Act 306, Imd. Eff. Dec. 28, 1993 ;-- Am. 2016, Act 379, Eff. Mar. 22, 2017 Popular Name: Act 368