RxTransferInitiationRequest

rxtransferinitiationrequest overview the rxtransferinitiationrequest message allows the destination pharmacy to solicit (pull) one or more prescriptions from the source pharmacy on behalf of a patient the destination pharmacy can send a “specific” rxtransferinitiationrequest for a single prescription or send an “all” request for all of the patient's current medications if multiple prescriptions are needed but not all of them, then separate requests for each medication must be made rxtransferinitiationrequest requirements the rxtransferinitiationrequest “all” messages must not include the medicationtransferrequested elements the rxtransferinitiationrequest is allowed for active, current therapy or prescriptions allowed to be transferred by regulation this transaction is not allowed for compounds, bulk transfers like file buyouts, or as a replacement for medication history pharmacies are required to be enabled for all three transactions (rxtransferinitiationrequest, rxtransfer, and rxtransferconfirm) to utilize the electronic transfer messages pharmacies are required to use the directory searchorganizations message (available in version 6 2 or later) to capture the necessary directory information to use the transfer transactions rxtransferinitiationrequest epcs requirements the dea’s epcs ifr states in section 1306 25(b) that “transfers are subject to the following requirements (1) the transfer must be communicated directly between two licensed pharmacists ” customers are responsible for adhering to all federal and state requirements for controlled substances including information required when transferring prescriptions rxtransferinitiationrequest best practices rxtransferinitiationrequest messages should be treated as a high priority and response times should adhere to all state/federal regulations the followuprequest element can be used if a timely response is not received if request is no longer necessary, then a subsequent message with the retraction/withdrawal indicator included in the header should be used requests should not be deleted from a processing queue without a response being generated to the source pharmacy the rxtransferinitiationrequest for a specific prescription can be made by including the drug description and additional fields such as patient's prescription number (sourcereference), drug name, drug class, or drug category the pharmacist element should be used to convey the demographic details of the pharmacist making the request as this information may be required by regulation