(1) Original written prescriptions may be brought to a remote pharmacy by the patient or patient's agent for filling or faxing, scanning, and physical delivery to a central hub pharmacy.

(2) Prescription refill requests may be communicated to the remote pharmacy by the patient or patient's agent and forwarded electronically or by phone to the central hub pharmacy.

(3) A pharmacist shall offer patient counseling at either the remote or central hub pharmacy for all new prescriptions and at the pharmacist's professional discretion for refills.

(4) The pharmacist in charge of the central hub pharmacy shall write, maintain, and enforce policies and procedures regarding the secure transfer of filled prescriptions to the remote pharmacy. The pharmacist shall review such policies at least annually, and the policies must contain a quality assurance program capable of tracking errors.

(5) The central hub pharmacy and remote pharmacy must renew their registration with the board by November 30 of each year, and are subject to random inspections by the board.