; and (D) a prescription issued by a practitioner allowing for the dispensing of a non-patient specific prescription pursuant to a standing order, approved protocol for drug therapy, collaborative drug management, or comprehensive medication management, in response to a public health emergency or other circumstances under which the practitioner may issue a non-patient specific prescription. (3) Rules of Construction (A) Verification Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as requiring a dispenser to verify that a health care practitioner, with respect to a prescription for a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance that is a prescription drug covered under a group health plan, has a waiver (or is otherwise exempt) under paragraph (2) from the requirement under paragraph (1). (B) Authority to dispense Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting the ability of a group health plan to cover, or the ability of a dispenser to continue to dispense, a prescription drug if the prescription for such drug is an otherwise valid written, oral, or fax prescription that is consistence with applicable laws and regulations. (C) Patient choice Nothing in this subsection shall be construed as affecting the ability of an individual who is a participant or beneficiary of a group health plan and who is prescribed a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance that is a prescription drug covered under the plan to designate a particular pharmacy to dispense a prescribed controlled substance to the extent consistent with the requirements under this subsection. (4) Prohibitions The policies established pursuant to paragraph (1) by a group health plan may not— (A) require dispensers of a schedule II, III, IV, or V controlled substance to confirm that the prescription for the controlled substance was electronically issued by a health care practitioner in accordance with such policies, as described in paragraph (1)