As long as it's not Schedule 2, I have not had a problem. We can call in Lortab or fax Lortab. Not Percocet, Dilaudid, etc although there are instances where Schedule 2s can be faxed (hospice, long term acute care facility, home infusion)
This is faxing. I have yet to actually eRx a narcotic yet to see if it works.
Addendum: I just looked it up and all narcotics can be sent by eRx as of June 2010 in Arkansas. The DEA actually encourages it to cut down on forgery of written prescriptions. Interesting
The rule went into effect but he actual implementation will take a bit longer. From the DEA website:
Q. Why is DEA requiring the use of two-factor authentication credentials?
A. Two-factor authentication (two of the following – something you know, something you have, something you are) protects the practitioner from misuse of his/her credential by insiders as well as protecting him/her from external threats because the practitioner can retain control of a biometric or hard token. Authentication based only on knowledge factors is easily subverted because they can be observed, guessed, or hacked and used without the practitioner’s knowledge.
Q. What two-factor credentials will be acceptable?
A. Under the interim final rule, DEA is allowing the use of two of the following – something you know (a knowledge factor), something you have (a hard token stored separately from the computer being accessed), and something you are (biometric information). The hard token, if used, must be a cryptographic device or a one-time password device that meets Federal Information Processing Standard 140-2 Security Level 1.
Q. What is a hard token?
A. A hard token is a cryptographic key stored on a hardware device (e.g., a PDA, cell phone, smart card, USB drive, one-time password device) rather than on a general purpose computer. A hard token is a tangible, physical object possessed by an individual practitioner.
Greg
