Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2220 - State Board of Pharmacy
Chapter 2 - General Rules
Section 20 CSR 2220-2.013 - Prescription Delivery Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This rule establishes requirements for authorized prescription delivery sites.
(1) Every pharmacy delivering prescription drugs shall develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure the safe and appropriate delivery of prescription drugs within the temperature requirements recommended by the manufacturer or the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). Except as otherwise provided herein, prescriptions filled by a Missouri licensed pharmacy may not be left at, accepted by, or delivered to a location, place of business or entity not licensed as a pharmacy.
(2) At the request of the patient or the patient's authorized designee, licensees may deliver a filled prescription for an individual patient directly to the patient or the patient's authorized designee or to-
(3) At the request of a customer, legally filled prescriptions for veterinary use may be delivered to a residence, business, or clinic designated by the customer.
(4) Licensees shall comply with all applicable controlled substance laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, all applicable security requirements.
(5) Returns of medication delivered pursuant to this section shall be governed by, and handled in accordance with, Chapter 338, RSMo, and the rules of the board.
*Original authority: 338.095, RSMo 1993, amended 2007; 338.100, RSMo 1939, amended 1971, 1990, 1997, 1999, 2010; 338.140, RSMo 1939, amended 1981, 1989, 1997, 2011; 338.240, RSMo 1951, amended 2011; and 338.280, RSMo 1951, amended 1971, 1981.