Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LIII - Pharmacists
Chapter 19 - Nuclear Pharmacy
Section LIII-1905 - Nuclear Pharmacy Permit Requirements
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LIII-1905
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. A nuclear pharmacy permit shall be required to operate a nuclear pharmacy department. The permit shall be applied for, and renewed, in the manner prescribed by the board in Chapter 11 of these regulations.
1. A nuclear pharmacy shall have
a Louisiana Radioactive Material License.
2. Nuclear Pharmacist-in-Charge. A
pharmacist-in-charge of a nuclear pharmacy operation shall be a qualified
nuclear pharmacist, as defined in §1907, and shall be responsible for the
entire nuclear pharmacy operation.
3. Structural Requirements. A nuclear
pharmacy shall provide adequate space separate and apart from other areas
commensurate with the scope of service and with the following space
requirements.
a. Dispensing Area. The
radiopharmaceutical compounding or preparation area shall be separate and apart
from other facility areas and shall be not less than 300 square feet, which may
include storage and decay areas. The pharmacy area shall be sufficient to
provide a work environment for the safe handling, compounding, and dispensing
of radiopharmaceuticals. This area shall be separate and inaccessible to
non-pharmacy personnel.
b. Delivery
and Receipt Area. An area designated for the delivery and receipt of materials
requiring after-hours handling by non-pharmacy personnel. This area shall be
separate from the dispensing area of the pharmacy.
c. Storage Area. A storage area sufficient to
maintain the scope and content of unused and returned material for decay and
disposal commensurate with the compounding and dispensing requirements of the
facility.
d. Maintenance. A nuclear
pharmacy shall be well maintained, clean, orderly, lighted, and properly
ventilated.
e. Plumbing. A sink
equipped with hot and cold running water shall be located within the nuclear
pharmacy. A sink located in a pharmacy lavatory or restroom shall not be
sufficient to satisfy this requirement.
4. Equipment. There shall be adequate
equipment commensurate with the scope of services required and provided by the
facility.
5. Supplies. There shall
be adequate supplies commensurate with the compounding and dispensing needs of
the facility, as well as any other services provided for by the facility,
including appropriate shielding and safety devices and any other supplies
necessary for the safe and legal transport of materials compounded or dispensed
from the facility. There shall be appropriate supplies for the safe handling
and disposal of used and unused material by employees and staff of the
facility. The appropriateness of personal protective equipment shall be
reviewed on an annual basis.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.
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