Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 30 - Professions and Occupations
Part 3001 - MISSISSIPPI PHARMACY PRACTICE REGULATIONS
- Article I - LICENSURE
- Article II
- Article III - PHARMACY EXTERN/INTERN REGISTRATION AND PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT
- Article IV - LICENSE RENEWAL AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Article V - ACTION AGAINST PHARMACIST LICENSE
- Article VI - PRACTICE OF PHARMACY PERMITS
- Article VII - RESPONSIBILITY OF PHARMACIST-IN-CHARGE (PIC)
- Article VIII - RESPONSIBILITY OF PHARMACIST/PHARMACIST CARE
- Article IX - ACTION AGAINST PERMITS
- Article X - DRUG PRODUCT SELECTION
- Article XI - STOCK CONTAINER LABELING, OUTDATED MERCHANDISE, SANITATION, DISPENSING AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS
- Article XII - PRESCRIPTION/ORDER REQUIRED AND REFILL AUTHORIZATION/RECORDKEEPING
- Article XIII - PRESCRIPTIONS TO BE FILED
- Article XIV - LABELING REQUIREMENTS
- Article XV - ISSUANCE AND RECEIPT OF PRESCRIPTION COPIES
- Article XVI - REGISTRATION WITH THE BOARD TO HANDLE CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article XVII - REQUIREMENTS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES PRESCRIPTIONS
- Article XVIII - DISPENSING OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article XIX - DISPENSING OF SCHEDULE II CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article XX - PARTIAL FILLING OF SCHEDULE II PRESCRIPTIONS
- Article XXI - SCHEDULE III, IV AND V PRESCRIPTIONS NOT TO BE FILLED AFTER SIX MONTHS
- Article XXII - RECORDING REFILLS AND PARTIAL FILLING OF SCHEDULE III, IV, AND V PRESCRIPTIONS
- Article XXIII - RECORD KEEPING ON CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article XXIV - SECURITY OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article XXV - INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article XXVI - DISPOSAL OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
- Article XXVII - NUCLEAR/RADIOLOGIC PHARMACY
- Article XXVIII
- Article XXIX - REGULATIONS GOVERNING INSTITUTIONAL PHARMACY
- Article XXX - INSTITUTIONAL/LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES (LTCF)
- Article XXXI - COMPOUNDING GUIDELINES
- Article XXXII - PHARMACEUTICAL FACILITY PERMITS
- Article XXXIII - HOME HEALTH/HOSPICE PERMITS
- Article XXXIV
- Article XXXV - INSTITUTIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICATION KIT PERMITS
- Article XXXVI - PHARMACEUTICAL HEALTH CARE INITIATION AND/OR MODIFICATION OF DRUG THERAPY UNDER PROTOCOL
- Article XXXVII - DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
- Article XXXVIII - MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS PERMIT
- Article XXXIX - AUTOMATED PHARMACY SYSTEMS
- Article XL - PHARMACY TECHNICIANS
- Article XLI - MEDICAL GAS WHOLESALERS PERMIT
- Article XLII - ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE RULES
- Article XLIII - PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM
- Article XLIV - SEVERABILITY PROVISION
- Article XLV - PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGER
- Article XLVI - CHARITY PHARMACY PERMITS
- Article XLVII - PHYSICIAN DISPENSING FACILITY PERMITS
- Article XLVIII - TELEPHARMACY
- Article LI - CONSULTING PHARMACISTS TO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTERS AND MULTI-PROVIDER CLINICS
Current through March 14, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION PHARMACISTS
CHANGE OF ADDRESS
A pharmacist must notify the Board in writing by mail or fax of change of address within ten (10) days of the change. To ensure the correct changes are made to the Board records, a pharmacist should include the following information:
(1) Name and license number of pharmacist;
(2) New address;
(3) Former address;
(4) Current telephone number.
Keeping this information current with the Board office will assure pharmacists of receiving license renewal and controlled substance registration applications and their Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.
CHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT
Pharmacists must notify the Board in writing or online within ten (10) days of a change of employment. To ensure the correct changes are made to the Board records, a pharmacist should include the following information:
(1) Name and license number of pharmacist;
(2) Name, address and permit number of the pharmacy where presently employed;
(3) Name, address and permit number of the pharmacy where he/she was formerly employed.
CHANGE OF LEGAL NAME
The Board's records and a pharmacist's renewal certificate must accurately reflect the legal name used in pharmacy practice by that pharmacist. Pharmacists who change the legal name, under which they practice, through a legal name change, e.g., marriage or divorce, must notify the Board within ten (10) days of receipt of the legal document effecting the change. The following must be included in the notification of change of pharmacist's name:
(1) A letter of explanation which includes the new name, clearly printed or typed as it is to appear on the renewal card and in the Board records;
(2) A copy of the legal document that changed the name, e.g., marriage license, divorce decree or court order;
(3) The current renewal card (wallet card);
(4) A check or money order in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each wallet card.
Changing your name on the wall certificate is optional. If you desire a new wall certificate reflecting your new legal name, you must send a check or money order for an additional twenty-five dollars.
OBTAINING DUPLICATE DOCUMENTS
The Board will replace, under certain conditions e.g., lost or stolen, a pharmacist's wall certificate and/or wallet registration card. To obtain duplicates of these documents, the following should be observed:
(1) A written statement signed by the pharmacist outlining the circumstances under which the card(s) was lost or stolen;
(2) The name, address and license number on the lost or stolen card(s);
(3) A check or money order in the amount of fifteen ($15.00) for each wallet card;
(4) A check or money order in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for a duplicate wall certificate.
PHARMACIES
LOSS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES
When a pharmacy has a loss of controlled substances or suspected loss, the pharmacist-in-charge must comply with the following:
(1) Any loss or suspected loss must be reported directly to the office of the Board by telephone (601-889-8880) immediately upon discovery;
(2) Within forty-eight hours of discovery of the loss, a complete inventory of controlled substances shall be made. This inventory must be dated and signed by the pharmacist-in-charge;
(3) Within fifteen days of discovery of the loss, a written report shall be forwarded to the office of the Board. This written report shall include a copy of the controlled substance inventory as required by paragraph (2) above.
FAILURE TO REPORT ANY LOSS OR SUSPECTED LOSS DIRECTLY TO THE BOARD MAY BE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION BY THE BOARD.
CHANGE OF PHARMACIST-IN-CHARGE
When a pharmacist-in-charge is terminated or relinquishes the responsibilities of the pharmacist-in-charge, he/she must return the pharmacy permit to the office of the Board with written notice that he/she is no longer the pharmacist-in-charge at that facility with the effective date of the change and a complete inventory of controlled substances performed at the time of the change. If the outgoing pharmacist-in-charge cannot or does not properly inform the Board of the change, the responsibility of notification shall be that of the incoming pharmacist-in-charge.
