Glossary

Situations where verbal prescriptions could be acceptable include (but may not be limited to):

• emergent or urgent situations where delay in treatment would place the client at risk of harm;

• when the prescriber is not present, and urgent or emergent direction is required to provide appropriate client care;

• when the prescriber is away from the client care area where access to the health record is not possible; or,

• when the prescriber is consulting via telehealth without the ability to enter their prescription into the health record.