NJ A1853

Mandates that all prescriptions for controlled dangerous substances, prescription legend drugs, and other prescription items be transmitted electronically using an electronic health records system, taking effect one year after enactment

Exempts veterinarians, practitioners administering drugs directly to patients, prescriptions for institutional pharmacies or hospice patients, and situations where electronic systems are non-operational or temporarily inaccessible

Allows exceptions when a patient requests transmission to a pharmacy that cannot receive electronic prescriptions, or when a practitioner receives a waiver due to technological limitations or exceptional circumstances

Requires prescriptions not transmitted electronically under an exception to be issued using a non-reproducible, non-erasable safety paper New Jersey Prescription Blank

Updates existing pharmacy laws to require electronic prescriptions include explicit indication of whether drug substitution is permissible, with pharmacists to note substitution requests in patients' electronic health records