Policy revision from the Georgia Board of Pharmacy
Our current discharge and electronic medical record (EMR) customers in Georgia were recently hit with a change stemming from the Georgia Board of Pharmacy. The change requires each prescription to have the seal [see below] in an effort to prevent counterfeit prescriptions from being written outside of any established medical facility.
According to Georgia Secretary of State site:
On September 22, 2011, the Georgia Board of Pharmacy revised its policy regarding the Board’s seal for tamper resistant prescription paper:
Georgia State Board of Pharmacy
Policy on Approval of Security Paper for Prescription Pads or Paper
Adopted on 9-22-2011
All vendors, which produce security paper used in the printing or creation of pads of prescriptions to be used in this state, and which security paper contains all of the following criteria will be deemed to be an approved vendor by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy:
(1) One or more industry-recognized features designed to prevent unauthorized copying of a completed or blank prescription form;
(2) One or more industry-recognized features designed to prevent the erasure or modification of information written on the prescription form by the practitioner; and
(3) One or more industry-recognized features designed to prevent the use of counterfeit prescription forms.
By meeting all of the criteria identified above, a vendor may market and sell security paper for use in the production of prescriptions and prescription pads in this state provided the vendor notifies the Board in writing and provides the Board a copy of the product. If the Board determines that the paper submitted does not meet the requirements listed above, the Board will notify the vendor in writing. The Board will maintain a list of approved vendors.