Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 2, February 2024
D.
CHARITABLE CLINIC PERMIT
1. The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may
provide for the issuance of a Charitable Clinic Pharmacy Permit to clinics and
facilities furnishing medical care to poor and underprivileged persons, in
which drugs are dispensed without charge to such persons on orders or
prescriptions of practitioners authorized by law to prescribe said drugs and to
which the requirements of a licensed pharmacist on duty for a minimum of 40
hours shall not apply.
2. All
medication for patients shall be on individual prescription basis, and the
pharmacist shall dispense drugs, properly labeled, and adhere to the
requirements for proper storage, safeguarding, preparation and record keeping
for prescription drugs.
3. All
policies and procedures related to the Charitable Clinic Permit must first be
approved by board staff before a permit will be issued to insure compliance
with all existing laws and regulations.
4. The staff of the Board of Pharmacy is
authorized to approve and issue Charitable Clinic Permits for :
A. Clinics of the Arkansas Department of
Health recognizing that medications are provided to patients in the absence of
a pharmacist and that the medications dispensed in these clinics are limited to
birth control medications, drugs to treat tuberculosis, and drugs to treat
sexually transmitted disease treatment program.
Packaged and labeled prescription drugs shall be initialed by the
pharmacist to assure accuracy and appropriateness. The prescribing practitioner
or a licensed nurse may issue these pre-dispensed prescription drugs, by
placing the patients name, date of issue and prescription number on the label
at the time of issue to patients on order of the prescriber. The prescription
number as placed on the label of the dispensed prescription drug is to be
placed with the prescribing practioner's order in the patients medical record.
The pharmacist shall monitor patients medical records to assure that medication
profiles and prescription orders are maintained and utilized.
Since the pharmacist is not present when the patient receives the
medication, the pharmacists shall develop protocol to assure that the patient
is monitored and counseled by the prescribing practitioner or nurse consistent
with the requirements of Board of Pharmacy Regulation #48.
B. Other facilities meeting the requirements
of this regulation - provided that, if a pharmacist is not present, there shall
be a limited formulary negotiated by the Executive Director and approved by the
Board of Pharmacy at it's next meeting. The dispensing medication distribution
provisions of 4-A of this regulation shall apply.
5. Other facilities meeting the requirements
of this regulation and where a pharmacist is present when medications are
provided to the patient shall not be restricted to a medication formulary.
Revisions to Board Regulation 9 Section D
D.
CHARITABLE CLINIC PERMIT
1. The Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy may
provide for the issuance of a Charitable Clinic Pharmacy Permit to clinics and
facilities furnishing operated on medical care and dental care to poor and
underprivileged persons, in which drugs are dispensed without charge to such
persons on orders or prescriptions of practitioners authorized by law to
prescribe or administer said drugs and to which the requirements of a licensed
pharmacist on duty for a minimum of forty (40) hours shall not apply.
2. All medication for patients shall be on
individual prescription basis, and the pharmacist shall dispense drugs,
properly labeled, and adhere to the requirements for proper storage,
safeguarding, preparation and record-keeping For prescription drugs.
3. AH policies and procedures related to the
Charitable Clinic Permit must first be approved by the Board staff before a
permit will be issued to insure compliance with all existing laws and
regulations.
4. The staff of the
Board of Pharmacy is authorized to approve and issue charitable clinic permits
for:
A. Clinics of the Arkansas Department of
Health recognizing that medications are provided to patients in the absence of
a pharmacist and that the medications dispensed in these clinics are limited to
birth control medications, drugs to treat tuberculosis, and drugs to treat
sexually transmitted disease treatment program.
Packaged and labeled prescription drugs shall be initialed by the
pharmacist to assure accuracy and appropriateness. The prescribing practitioner
or a licensed nurse may issue these pre-dispensed prescription drugs, by
placing the patient's name, date of issue and prescription number on the label
at the time of issue to patients on order of the prescriber. The prescription
number as placed on the label of the dispensed prescription drug is to be
placed with the prescribing practitioner's order in the patients medical
record. The pharmacist shall monitor patients medical records to assure that
medication profiles and prescription orders are maintained and utilized.
Since the pharmacist is not present when the patient receives the
medication, the pharmacists shall develop protocol to assure that the patient
is monitored and counseled by the prescribint practitioner or nurse consistent
with the requirements of Board of Pharmacy Regulation #48.
B. Other facilities meeting the requirements
of this regulation-provided that. if a pharmacist is not present, there shall
be a limited formulary negotiated by the Executive Director and approved by the
Board of Pharmacy at it's next meeting. The dispensing medication distribution
provisions of 4-A of this regulation shall apply.
5. Other facilities meeting the requirements
of this regulation and where a pharmacist is present when medications are
provided to the patient shall not he restricted to a medication
formulary.
