Code of Massachusetts Regulations
247 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN PHARMACY
Title 247 CMR 6.00 - Registration, Management And Operation Of A Pharmacy Or Pharmacy Department
Section 6.07 - Pharmacist Manager of Record

Universal Citation: 247 MA Code of Regs 247.6

Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024

(1) The responsibilities of the pharmacist Manager of Record shall include, but may not be limited, to the following:

(a) The maintenance of necessary pharmaceutical equipment and reference texts in accordance with the requirements at 247 CMR 6.01(5)(a);

(b) the proper maintenance of records as required by the Massachusetts Controlled Substances Act (M.G.L. c. 94C), Board regulations at 247 CMR 2.00et seq., and all other applicable state and federal laws and regulations;

(c) the maintenance at all times of adequate pharmacy and pharmacy department security consistent Board regulations at 247 CMR 2.00et seq., and all other applicable state and federal laws and regulations;

(d) the establishment, monitoring and enforcement of policies and procedures which encourage acceptable standards of practice consistent with Board regulations at 247 CMR 2.00et seq., and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations;

(e) the establishment, monitoring and enforcement of policies and procedures which maintain the standards of professional practice as such standards relate to the dispensing of pharmaceuticals, including the proper supervision of technicians, and the delegation of authority to another pharmacist when not on duty;

(f) the maintenance of adequate staff in the pharmacy or pharmacy department in order to ensure that the practice of pharmacy shall be carried out in accordance with Board regulations at 247 CMR 2.00et seq. and all other applicable federal and state laws and regulations;

(g) the maintenance of records relating to the responsibilities of pharmacy technicians as outlined in 247 CMR 8.02(6);

(h) notification to the Board in writing of his or her termination as pharmacist Manager of Record within ten working days;

(i) taking an inventory of controlled substances in Schedules II, III, IV and V, based upon federal biennial inventory requirements, pursuant to the requirements of 247 CMR 6.03(b); and

(j) the establishment of procedures for validating questionable purported controlled substance prescriptions and for reviewing existing prescription information, to deter the willful and unlawful dispensing of controlled substances.

(2) A pharmacist Manager of Record shall not be the Manager of Record of more than one pharmacy or pharmacy department at a time.

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