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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="21-2A-04.3" title_number="21" title_name="Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics" subtitle_number="2A" subtitle_name="Prescription Drug Monitoring Program">
  <text>A prescriber or pharmacist may authorize a prescriber delegate or pharmacist delegate to request prescription monitoring data on behalf of the prescriber or pharmacist if:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>The prescriber or pharmacist takes reasonable steps to ensure that the prescriber delegate or pharmacist delegate is competent in the use of the Program;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>The prescriber or pharmacist remains responsible for:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Ensuring that access to the Program by the prescriber delegate or pharmacist delegate is limited to purposes authorized by law;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Protecting the confidentiality of the prescription monitoring data; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>Any breach of confidentiality by the prescriber delegate or pharmacist delegate; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>The decision whether to prescribe or dispense a monitored prescription drug for a patient:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>Remains with the prescriber or pharmacist; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>Is reasonably informed by the prescription monitoring data obtained from the Program.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
