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An act relating to compound prescriptions, the official text

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1                    STATE OF OKLAHOMA

2   2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)

3 HOUSE BILL 3367               By: Williams

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6                    AS INTRODUCED

7   An Act relating to compound prescriptions; amending

    63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-309, as last amended by

8   Section 6, Chapter 308, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp.

    2025, Section 2-309), which relates to electronic

9   prescriptions; mandating that certain circumstances

    use electronic prescriptions; and providing an

10  effective date.

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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:

14  SECTION 1.      AMENDATORY  63 O.S. 2021, Section 2-309, as

15 last amended by Section 6, Chapter 308, O.S.L. 2024 (63 O.S. Supp.

16 2025, Section 2-309), is amended to read as follows:

17  Section 2-309. A. 1. Except for dosages medically required

18 for a period not to exceed forty-eight (48) hours which are

19 administered by or on direction of a practitioner, other than a

20 pharmacist, or medication dispensed directly by a practitioner,

21 other than a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled

22 dangerous substance included in Schedule II, which is a prescription

23 drug as determined under regulation promulgated by the Board of

24 Pharmacy, shall be dispensed without an electronic prescription of a

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1 practitioner; provided, that in emergency situations, as prescribed

2 by the Board of Pharmacy by regulation, such drug may be dispensed

3 upon oral prescription reduced promptly to writing and filed by the

4 pharmacist in a manner to be prescribed by rules and regulations of

5 the Director of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous

6 Drugs Control.

7   2. Electronic prescribing shall be utilized for Schedules II,

8 III, IV and V, subject to the requirements set forth in 21 CFR,

9 Section 1311 et seq.

10  3. An electronic prescription with electronic signature may

11 serve as an original prescription, subject to the requirements set

12 forth in 21 CFR, Section 1311 et seq.

13  4. Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity with the

14 requirements of this section and Section 2-307 of this title. No

15 prescription for a Schedule II substance may be refilled.

16  5. The electronic prescription requirement provided for in this

17 section shall not apply to prescriptions for controlled dangerous

18 substances issued by any of the following:

19  a. a person licensed to practice veterinary medicine,

20  b. a practitioner who experiences temporary technological

21  or electrical failure or other extenuating

22  circumstance that prevents the prescription from being

23  transmitted electronically; provided, however, that

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1   the practitioner documents the reason for this

2   exception in the medical record of the patient,

3   c. a practitioner, other than a pharmacist, who dispenses

4   directly to an ultimate user,

5   d. a practitioner who orders a controlled dangerous

6   substance to be administered through an on-site

7   pharmacy in:

8   (1) a hospital as defined in Section 1-701 of this

9                   title,

10  (2) a nursing facility as defined in Section 1-1902

11                  of this title,

12  (3) a hospice inpatient facility as defined in

13                  Section 1-860.2 of this title,

14  (4) an outpatient dialysis facility,

15  (5) a continuum of care facility as defined in

16                  Section 1-890.2 of this title, or

17  (6) a penal institution listed in Section 509 of

18                  Title 57 of the Oklahoma Statutes,

19  e. a practitioner who orders a controlled dangerous

20  substance to be administered through a hospice program

21  including but not limited to a hospice program that

22  provides hospice services in the private residence of

23  a patient or in a long-term care facility where the

24  patient resides. As used in this subparagraph,

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1   "hospice program" has the same meaning as provided by

2   Section 1-860.2 of this title,

3   f. a practitioner who writes a prescription to be

4   dispensed by a pharmacy located on federal property,

5   provided the practitioner documents the reason for

6   this exception in the medical record of the patient,

7   g. a practitioner that has received a waiver or extension

8   from his or her licensing board,

9   h. a practitioner who prescribes a controlled dangerous

10  substance for a supply that when taken as prescribed

11  would be consumed within seventy-two (72) hours, or

12  i. a practitioner who determines that an electronic

13  prescription cannot be issued in a timely manner and

14  the condition of the patient is at risk.

15  6. Electronic prescriptions may shall be utilized under the

16 following circumstances:

17  a. compounded prescriptions,

18  b. compounded infusion prescriptions, or

19  c. prescriptions issued under approved research

20  protocols.

21  7. A pharmacist who receives a written, oral or facsimile

22 prescription shall not be required to verify that the prescription

23 falls under one of the exceptions provided for in paragraph 6 of

24 this subsection. Pharmacists may continue to dispense medications

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1 from otherwise valid written, oral or facsimile prescriptions that

2 are consistent with the provisions of this section.

3   8. Practitioners shall indicate in the health record of a

4 patient that an exception to the electronic prescription requirement

5 was utilized.

6   9. All prescriptions issued pursuant to paragraph 5 and

7 subparagraph c of paragraph 6 of this subsection shall be on an

8 official prescription form approved by the Oklahoma State Bureau of

9 Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control if not issued electronically.

10  10. a. Practitioners shall be registered with the Oklahoma

11               State Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control

12               in order to purchase official prescription forms.

13               Such registration shall include, but not be limited

14               to, the primary address and the address of each place

15               of business to be imprinted on official prescription

16               forms. Any change to a registered practitioner's

17               registered address shall be promptly reported to the

18               practitioner's licensing board and the Bureau by the

19               practitioner in a manner approved by the Bureau.

20  b. Where the Bureau has revoked the registration of a

21               registered practitioner, the Bureau may revoke or

22               cancel any official prescription forms in the

23               possession of the registered practitioner. Any

24               revocation or any suspension shall require the

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1   registered practitioner to return all unused official

2   prescription forms to the Bureau within fifteen (15)

3   calendar days after the date of the written

4   notification.

5   c. A practitioner that has had any license to practice

6   terminated, revoked or suspended by a state or federal

7   agency may, upon restoration of such license or

8   certificate, register with the Bureau.

9   11. a. Official prescription forms shall be purchased at the

10  expense of the practitioner or the employer of the

11  practitioner from a list of vendors approved by the

12  Bureau.

13  b. Official prescription forms issued to a registered

14  practitioner shall be imprinted with the primary

15  address and may include other addresses listed on the

16  registration of the practitioner to identify the place

17  of origin. Such prescriptions shall be sent only to

18  the primary address of the registered practitioner.

19  c. Official prescription forms of a registered

20  practitioner shall be used only by the practitioner

21  designated on the official prescription form.

22  d. The Bureau may revoke or cancel official prescription

23  forms in possession of registered practitioners when

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1   the license of such practitioner is suspended,

2   terminated or revoked.

3   e. Official prescription forms of registered

4   practitioners who are deceased or who no longer

5   prescribe shall be returned to the Bureau at a

6   designated address. If the registered practitioner is

7   deceased, it is the responsibility of the registered

8   practitioner's estate or lawful designee to return

9   such forms.

10  f. The Bureau may issue official prescription forms to

11  employees or agents of the Bureau and other government

12  agencies for the purpose of preventing, identifying,

13  investigating and prosecuting unacceptable or illegal

14  practices by providers and other persons and assisting

15  in the recovery of overpayments under any program

16  operated by the state or paid for with state funds.

17  Such prescription forms shall be issued for this

18  purpose only to individuals who are authorized to

19  conduct investigations on behalf of the Bureau or

20  other government agencies as part of their official

21  duties. Individuals and agencies receiving such

22  prescription forms for this purpose shall provide

23  appropriate assurances to the Bureau that adequate

24  safeguards and security measures are in place to

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1   prevent the use of such prescription forms for

2   anything other than official government purposes.

3   12. a. Adequate safeguards and security measures shall be

4   undertaken by registered practitioners holding

5   official prescription forms to assure against the

6   loss, destruction, theft or unauthorized use of the

7   forms. Registered practitioners shall maintain a

8   sufficient but not excessive supply of such forms in

9   reserve.

10  b. Registered practitioners shall immediately notify the

11  Bureau, in a manner designated by the Bureau, upon

12  their knowledge of the loss, destruction, theft or

13  unauthorized use of any official prescription forms

14  issued to them, as well as the failure to receive

15  official prescription forms within a reasonable time

16  after ordering them from the Bureau.

17  c. Registered practitioners shall immediately notify the

18  Bureau upon their knowledge of any diversion or

19  suspected diversion of drugs pursuant to the loss,

20  theft or unauthorized use of prescriptions.

21  B. 1. Except for dosages medically required for a period not

22 to exceed seventy-two (72) hours which are administered by or on

23 direction of a practitioner other than a pharmacist or medication

24 dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than a pharmacist, to an

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1 ultimate user, or the circumstances provided for in paragraphs 5 and

2 6 of subsection A of this section, no controlled dangerous substance

3 included in Schedule III or IV, which is a prescription drug as

4 determined under regulation promulgated by the Board of Pharmacy,

5 shall be dispensed without an electronic prescription.

6   2. Any prescription for a controlled dangerous substance in

7 Schedule III, IV or V may not be filled or refilled more than six

8 (6) months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five

9 times after the date of the prescription, unless renewed by the

10 practitioner.

11  C. Whenever it appears to the Director of the Oklahoma State

12 Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control that a drug not

13 considered to be a prescription drug under existing state law or

14 regulation of the Board of Pharmacy should be so considered because

15 of its abuse potential, the Director shall so advise the Board of

16 Pharmacy and furnish to the Board all available data relevant

17 thereto.

18  D. 1. "Prescription", as used in this section, means a

19 written, oral or electronic order by a practitioner to a pharmacist

20 for a controlled dangerous substance for a particular patient, which

21 specifies the date of its issue, and the full name and address of

22 the patient and, if the controlled dangerous substance is prescribed

23 for an animal, the species of the animal, the name and quantity of

24 the controlled dangerous substance prescribed, the directions for

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1 use, the name and address of the owner of the animal and, if

2 written, the signature of the practitioner. When electronically

3 prescribed, the full name of the patient may include the name and

4 species of the animal.

5   2. "Registered practitioner", as used in this section, means a

6 licensed practitioner duly registered with the Oklahoma State Bureau

7 of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs Control authorized to purchase

8 official prescription forms.

9   E. No person shall solicit, dispense, receive or deliver any

10 controlled dangerous substance through the mail, unless the ultimate

11 user is personally known to the practitioner and circumstances

12 clearly indicate such method of delivery is in the best interest of

13 the health and welfare of the ultimate user.

14  SECTION 2. This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

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