(1) A prescription written by a practitioner licensed in a state or territory of the United States, other than Oregon, may be filled only if the pharmacist called upon to fill such prescription determines, in the exercise of professional judgment:
- (a) That it was issued pursuant to a valid patient-practitioner relationship; and
- (b) That it is authentic.
- (2) However, if the practitioner writing the prescription is not known to the pharmacist, the pharmacist shall obtain proof to a reasonable certainty of the validity of the prescription.
- (3) The provisions of ORS 689.515 authorizing generic substitution shall not apply to prescriptions described in this section unless authorized on the prescription.
[1979 c.777 §36; 1981 c.666 §10; 1987 c.108 §6; 1993 c.571 §15; 1997 c.153 §1]