TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
REGISTRAR'S NOTICE: The
Board of Pharmacy is claiming an exclusion from Article 2 of the Administrative
Process Act in accordance with § 2.2-4006 A 4 a of the Code of Virginia,
which excludes regulations that are necessary to conform to changes in Virginia
statutory law where no agency discretion is involved. The Board of Pharmacy
will receive, consider, and respond to petitions by any interested person at
any time with respect to reconsideration or revision.
Title of Regulation: 18VAC110-20. Regulations
Governing the Practice of Pharmacy (amending 18VAC110-20-680).
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of
Virginia.
Effective Date: November 16, 2016.
Agency Contact: Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director,
Board of Pharmacy, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond, VA 23233-1463,
telephone (804) 367-4416, FAX (804) 527-4472, or email
caroline.juran@dhp.virginia.gov.
Summary:
The amendments conform to Chapter 88 of the 2016 Acts of Assembly
by requiring registration of nonresident medical equipment suppliers.
18VAC110-20-680. Medical equipment suppliers.
A. A medical equipment supplier's location shall be inspected
by the board prior to engaging in business. The location shall be clean and
sanitary and shall have a system of temperature control to provide for
specified storage conditions for any Schedule VI drug or device.
B. Hypodermic needles and syringes and Schedule VI drugs
shall not be placed on open display or in an open area where patrons will have
access to such items. No Schedule VI devices shall be placed in an area where
responsible parties cannot exercise reasonable supervision and control.
C. A medical equipment supplier shall receive a valid order
from a practitioner prior to dispensing and shall maintain this order on file
on the premises for a period of two years from date of last dispensing. The
original order may be kept at a centralized office as long as it is readily
retrievable within 48 hours and a copy of the order is kept on the premises of
the dispensing supplier. In lieu of a hard copy, an electronic image of an
order may be maintained in an electronic database provided it preserves and
provides an exact image of the order that is clearly legible and made available
within 48 hours of a request by a person authorized by law to have access to
prescription information.
D. Medical equipment suppliers shall make a record at the
time of dispensing. This record shall be maintained on the premises for two
years from date of dispensing and shall include:
1. Name and address of patient;
2. Item dispensed and quantity, if applicable; and
3. Date of dispensing.
E. A nonresident medical equipment supplier shall register
and practice in accordance with § 54.1-3435.3:1 of the Code of Virginia.
VA.R. Doc. No. R17-4831; Filed September 27, 2016, 7:58 a.m.