Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 480-13 - HOSPITAL PHARMACY REGULATIONS
Rule 480-13-.01 - Definitions

(a) Hospital. As defined by the Department of Human Resources;

(b) Hospital pharmacy. Hospital pharmacy is defined as that portion of a hospital facility which is engaged in the manufacture, production, sale and distribution of drugs, medications, devices, and other materials used in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injury, illness and disease (hereinafter referred to as "drugs"); and which is registered with the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 26-4-110;

(c) Hospital pharmacy license. Hospital pharmacy license shall mean a pharmacy license issued by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to said hospital pharmacies, pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. Sections 26-4-27, 26-4-28 and 26-4-110whereas the licensee shall be subject to special hospital pharmacy regulations as set forth herein, but exempt from other certain regulations and requirements. To obtain the hospital pharmacy license, there must be employed a Director of Pharmacy.

(d) In-patient. In-patient shall mean a patient who is confined to the hospital;

(e) Out-patient. Out-patient shall mean a patient who is not an in-patient, including patients on leave of absence;

(f) Remote Location. Remote location shall mean a location away from the hospital or hospital pharmacy located within the United States where a pharmacist reviews and enters patient specific prescription drug orders for a hospital's patients.

(g) Remote Order Entry. Remote order entry shall mean the entry made by a pharmacist licensed in this state, who is an employee or contractor of either a pharmacy licensed in this state or a pharmacy that holds a Georgia nonresident pharmacy permit issued pursuant to Code Section 26-4-114.1, from a remote location anywhere in the United States indicating that the pharmacist has reviewed the patient specific drug order for a hospital patient, has approved or disapproved the administration of the drug for said patient, and has entered the information in the hospital's patient record system.

(h) Remote Order Entry Pharmacist. A remote order entry pharmacist shall mean a pharmacist who is licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Georgia, who is at a remote location located within the United States, who is an employee or contractor of a pharmacy licensed in this state or that holds a nonresident pharmacy permit issued pursuant to Code Section 26-4-114.1, and who is under contract with or employed by the hospital to review and enter patient specific prescription drug orders for hospital patients when the hospital pharmacy is closed.

(i) Standard ward inventory. The Director of Pharmacy or his/her pharmacist designee may, in the best interest of the patients served, establish one or more lists of the kind and quantity of legend drugs to be kept at one or more locations at all times within said hospital and such stocks of legend drugs shall be known as standard ward inventory. The use of standard ward inventory shall be minimized. A copy of the list of items on standard ward inventory must be kept by the Director of Pharmacy or his/her pharmacist designee. A standard ward inventory may be placed on an emergency vehicle licensed with the State Department of Human Resources. A contract or agreement must be signed between the hospital and the ambulance service and filed with the Department of Human Resources Licensure Division and the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency (GDNA) before any legend drugs may be placed on said licensed vehicle. An agreement can be made with only one hospital.