Prescriber Agents

• Draft prescriptions (for controlled medications)
• Prescribe medications (for non-controlled medications)

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Pre-requisite for Provider to Nominate an Agent

• Provider should be assigned to the relevant facilities they want to prescribe for (update within Preferences Tab > Provider Section > Edit Provider Details)
• Provider should be nominated to prescribe for the relevant facilities they want to prescribe for (update within Preferences Tab > Medications Section > Nominate Provider)

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Add Prescriber Agents to a Provider

• Go to the Preferences Tab > Medications > Prescriber Agents
• Click +Add Prescriber Agent.
• You will see yourself listed as the provider by default. This cannot be changed, since prescriber agents must be set up by the provider or admin.
• Select one or more agents, then add the facilities where you want them to create draft medications.
• Can prescribe → allows the prescriber agent to prescribe uncontrolled substances directly. If Can prescribe is checked, the agent can still create drafts, but will also have the option to prescribe.
• Click Submit when done. This creates the prescriber agent for the selected site and facilities.

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Prescribe Medications as a Prescriber Agent

• Go to the Patient’s Profile > Medications tab.
• Click Create Medication Order.
• When selecting an appointment, the prescriber agent will only see appointments for facilities where they are authorized as a prescriber agent.
• On the medication form, the prescriber agent can choose:
  • Prescribe as agent
  • Save draft (required if they are ineligible to prescribe for that facility or if the medication is controlled).

• Medications saved as drafts will appear with a Draft status.

• Once submitted:
  • Draft medications will appear in the Medications table.
  • A confirmation toast will display details of the medications created.
  • A task is automatically created for the provider, who must review and sign off on the medications.
  

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Review Prescriptions by Prescriber Agents

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Key Points to Remember

• MAs or Providers can also be assigned as prescriber agents for other providers. For example, a midlevel can be a prescriber agent for another provider and will be drafting/prescribing under their name.
• Any prescriber agent has the ability to directly prescribe non-controlled medications on behalf of another provider. This can be disabled in Preferences > Medications > Prescriber Agents to only allow drafting.
• A prescriber agent can only draft (cannot prescribe) controlled medications on behalf of another provider. The provider will have to verify with ID.me and approve the medication order.
• Controlled medications will only appear for providers who are permitted to prescribe them.

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