Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Before closing.
At least 14 days before a licensed pharmacy closes and ceases
operation it shall notify the board of the intended closing.
Subp. 2.
At time of closing.
Effective with the closing date, the pharmacist-in-charge
shall:
A. return the pharmacy license
to the board office, noting the closing date;
B. notify the board as to the disposition of
the prescription files, legend drugs, insulin, hypodermic syringes and needles,
contraceptive drugs and devices, chemicals, and nonprescription
drugs;
C. if the pharmacy that is
closing has been computerized, give a printout of all patient profiles to the
pharmacy that is receiving the prescription files;
D. ensure that all legend drugs are removed
from the pharmacy at the time of closing and stored in a licensed pharmacy;
legend drugs must not be stored elsewhere, including in the custody of a
pharmacist;
E. inform the
succeeding business occupying the premises and the landlord, if any, that it is
unlawful to use the words "drugs," "drug store," or "pharmacy," or similar
words in connection with the place of business unless it is a licensed
pharmacy; and
F. take a controlled
substances inventory as described in subitems (1) to (4). The inventory shall
serve as the final inventory of the closing pharmacy and the initial inventory
of the pharmacy receiving the controlled substances, and a copy of the
inventory shall be included in the records of both. It is not necessary to file
a copy of the inventory with the Drug Enforcement Administration unless
requested by the regional administrator.
(1)
If controlled substance drugs are to be destroyed, the pharmacist-in-charge
must contact the local Drug Enforcement Administration for
instructions.
(2) If controlled
substance drugs, Schedule III-V, are being transferred, they shall be
transferred on duplicate invoices, with each pharmacy keeping a copy.
(3) If Schedule II narcotics are being
transferred, the transferee must submit a new Drug Enforcement Administration
222 Form to the transferor for the Schedule II substances only.
(4) If the Drug Enforcement Administration
does not approve of the transfer, instructions must be given to the pharmacy
that is closing to dispose of the drugs according to the written instructions
provided by the regional director.
Subp. 3.
Public notification.
A licensed pharmacy must provide the following public
notification when closing a pharmacy: distribution, by at least one of the
following means, of a notice that informs patients that the pharmacy will close
on a specified date and that gives the name, address, and telephone number of
the pharmacy to which prescription files will be transferred:
A. publication of the notice in a local
newspaper for one week prior to the date on which the pharmacy is to be
closed;
B. a direct mailing to
patients who have had at least one prescription filled at that pharmacy during
the six months preceding the date of closing, with the mailing designed to
reach patients no later than one business day prior to the closing;
and
C. distribution of the notice
to patients who are picking up prescriptions at least 30 days prior to the date
on which the pharmacy will be closed.
In the case of patients who are residents of long-term care
facilities, the pharmacy shall provide a written notice to the patients, the
caregivers of the patients, or the long-term care facilities in which the
patients reside at least 30 days prior to the date on which the pharmacy will
be closed.
