In my state narcotics have the same rule 3 separate prescriptions.
The automatic date effective box has been the biggest hinderance for me. It doesn't work, leading to call back from pharmacies saying the effective date is incorrect.
If not working then I prefer disabiling this field and manually typing fill on x.x.2024 for each rx. Although tedious, no callbacks.
We need a workflow that works. Agree someone walk through the probelm with AC, then share the solution once found/ fixed.