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Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, a prescription for | | a schedule II drug written by an out-of-state practitioner on a | | prescription blank that does not comply with the requirements for a | | security prescription blank, as defined in the Department of Public | | Safety rule pursuant to subsection 1, may be filled by a pharmacist | | only if: |
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| | | A.__The pharmacist receives and makes a record of oral | | confirmation of the validity of the prescription from the | | out-of-state practitioner or the practitioner's agent and | | the pharmacist makes a reasonable effort to determine that | | the oral confirmation came from the practitioner or the | | practitioner's agent, which may include a telephone call to | | the practitioner's telephone number listed in a telephone | | directory or other directory or other good faith efforts to | | confirm the identity of the person giving the oral | | confirmation; and |
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| | | B.__The pharmacist demands, inspects and records a valid | | photographic identification from any person presenting a | | prescription or receiving a filled prescription unless: |
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| | | (1) The person is the patient for whom the prescription | | is written; |
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| | | (2) The person's identity is personally known to the | | pharmacist; and |
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| | | (3) The pharmacist confirms by reviewing the pharmacy | | records that the pharmacist has previously demanded, | | inspected and recorded a valid photographic | | identification from the person. |
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| | | 3.__Valid photographic identification.__For the purposes of | | subsection 2, a valid photographic identification is limited to | | the following: |
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| | | A.__A valid Maine motor vehicle operator's license; |
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| | | B.__A valid Maine identification card issued under Title 29- | | A, section 1410; |
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| | | C.__A valid United States passport; or |
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| | | D.__A valid passport or motor vehicle operator's license of | | another state, territory or possession of the United States | | or a foreign country only if it: |
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| | | (1)__Contains a photograph of the person presenting the | | prescription; |
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