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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
Prescriptions on file in a pharmacy are not a public record. A person having custody of or access to such prescription orders shall not divulge the contents thereof or provide a copy thereof to anyone except to:
(1) the patient for whom the prescription was issued, the patient's agent, or another pharmacist acting on behalf of the patient or the patient's agent;
(2) the licensed practitioner who issued the prescription;
(3) the licensed practitioner who is then treating the patient;
(4) a member, inspector, or investigator of the board or any federal, state, county, or municipal officer whose duty it is to enforce the laws of this state or the United States relating to drugs and who is engaged in a specific investigation involving a designated person or drug;
(5) an agency of government charged with the responsibility of providing medical care for the patient;
(6) an insurance carrier or attorney on receipt of written authorization signed by the patient or the patient's legal representative, authorizing the release of such information;
(7) any person duly authorized by a court order.
Such copies furnished shall bear on the face thereof the statement “Copy for information only,” and may be filed to account for the dispensing of a drug only if such dispensing is authorized in writing or orally by the prescriber and communicated to the pharmacist dispensing and filing such copy.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Minnesota Statutes Health (Ch. 144-159) § 151.213. Copies of prescriptions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mn/health-ch-144-159/mn-st-sect-151-213/
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