32-1910

32-1910. Emergencies; continued provision of
services

A. If a natural disaster or terrorist attack occurs and, as a consequence of the
natural disaster or terrorist attack, a state of emergency is declared by the governor or
by a county, city or town pursuant to its authority and the declared state of emergency
results in individuals being unable to refill existing prescriptions, the board shall
cooperate with this state and the county, city or town to ensure the provision of drugs,
devices and professional services to the public.

B. If a natural disaster or terrorist attack occurs in another state and, as a
consequence of the natural disaster or terrorist attack, a state of emergency is declared
by the governor of that state and the declared state of emergency results in individuals
being temporarily relocated to Arizona and unable to refill existing prescriptions, the
board shall cooperate with this state to ensure the provision of drugs, devices and
professional services to the relocated individuals.

C. When a state of emergency has been declared pursuant to this section, a
pharmacist may work in the affected county, city or town and may dispense a one-time
emergency refill prescription of up to a thirty-day supply of a prescribed medication if
both of the following apply:

1. In the pharmacist's professional opinion the medication is essential to the
maintenance of life or to the continuation of therapy.

2. The pharmacist makes a good faith effort to reduce the information to a written
prescription marked "emergency prescription" and then files and maintains the
prescription as required by law.

D. If the state of emergency declared pursuant to this section continues for at
least twenty-one days after the pharmacist dispenses an emergency prescription pursuant
to subsection C, the pharmacist may dispense one additional emergency refill prescription
of up to a thirty day supply of the prescribed medication.

E. A pharmacist who is not licensed in this state, but who is currently licensed in
another state, may dispense prescription medications in those affected counties, cities
or towns in this state during the time that a declared state of emergency exists pursuant
to this section if both of the following apply:

1. The pharmacist has proof of licensure in another state.

2. The pharmacist is engaged in a legitimate relief effort during the period of
time an emergency has been declared pursuant to this section.

F. The board may adopt rules for the provision of pharmaceutical care and drug and
device delivery during a declared emergency that is the consequence of a natural disaster
or terrorist attack, including the use of temporary or mobile pharmacy facilities and
nonresident licensed pharmacy professionals.

G. A pharmacist's authority to dispense prescriptions pursuant to this section ends
when the declared state of emergency is terminated.