1. A. When a state of emergency is declared under A.R.S. § 32-1910(A) or (B) and the state of emergency results in individuals being unable to refill existing prescriptions, a pharmacist may work in the affected county, city, or town and may dispense a one-time emergency refill prescription of up to a 30-day supply of a prescribed medication to an affected individual if both of the following apply:

   1. 1. In the pharmacist’s professional opinion the medication is essential to the maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy, and
   2. 2. The pharmacist makes a good faith effort to reduce the information to a written prescription marked “emergency prescription” and files and maintains the prescription as required by law.
2. B. If the state of emergency declared under A.R.S. § 32-1910(A) or (B) continues for at least 21-days after the pharmacist dispenses an emergency prescription under subsection (A), the pharmacist may dispense one additional emergency refill prescription of up to a 30-day supply of the prescribed medication if the pharmacist complies with subsection (A)(2).
3. C. A pharmacist’s authority to dispense emergency prescriptions under this Section ends when the declared state of emergency is terminated.

Historical Note

New Section made by final rulemaking at 14 A.A.R. 4400, effective January 3, 2009 (Supp. 08-4).