New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ph - N.H. Pharmacy Board
Chapter Ph 700 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Part Ph 704 - PHARMACEUTICAL CARE STANDARDS
Section Ph 704.11 - Pharmacist-in-Charge/Corporate Entity Requirements/Duties
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Ph 704.11
Current through Register No. 12, March 21, 2024
(a) Pharmacists looking to serve as a Pharmacist-in-Charge (PIC) shall:
(1) Have worked as a pharmacist for a minimum
of 2 years post-graduation;
(2)
Complete and pass with a minimum of 80% an exam designed by the board to assess
the knowledge of the candidate in regard to their responsibilities as PIC;
and
(3) Work a minimum of 20 hours
per week at the location where he/she serves as PIC except when absent due to
scheduled vacation or other authorized leave.
(b) Pharmacist in charge duties shall include:
(1) Responsibility for the control
of all drugs issued or dispensed in the pharmacy where he/she
practices;
(2) Ensuring written
policies and procedures for the procurement, storage, compounding and
dispensing of drugs are in place;
(3) Ensuring that all staff pharmacists are
familiar with and in compliance with the established policies and
procedures;
(4) Establishing and
supervising the recordkeeping system for the purchase, sale, possession,
storage, and repackaging of drugs;
(5) Maintaining the security of the
prescription department and its contents;
(6) Determining who will have keys and access
to the pharmacy with the exception of security personnel;
(7) Establishing quality assurance guidelines
to ensure the medication dispensed is in conformance with the prescription
received;
(8) Prohibiting the
presence of adulterated or misbranded drugs in the pharmacy;
(9) Ensuring compliance with the provisions
of RSA 318 and RSA 318-B and any other state or federal pharmacy-related laws
or rules;
(10) Supervising
personnel in the prescription department; and
(11) Ensuring all personnel involved in the
preparation and dispensing of prescriptions are properly licensed or registered
with the board.
(c) Pharmacists may serve as a pharmacist-in-charge for a maximum of 2 pharmacies, providing that one of these pharmacies shall be in an institution requiring the services of a pharmacist only on a part-time basis.
(d) The corporate entity or permit holder shall be responsible for the following:
(1)
Written policies and procedures for the procurement, storage, compounding and
dispensing of drugs;
(2) Ensuring
that all staff pharmacists are familiar with and in compliance with the
established policies and procedures;
(3) Determining which security personnel will
have keys and access to the pharmacy and inform the pharmacist in
charge;
(4) Establishing procedures
and policies to ensure the security of the pharmacy department when a
pharmacist is working alone and needs to leave the licensed area for
counseling, immunizations, lunch or rest room breaks;
(5) Providing online access to the New
Hampshire law book, medical reference material and other state and local sites
for reference by their pharmacists;
(6) Assuming all the responsibilities of the
pharmacist in charge in an interim period when the pharmacist in charge has
been vacated unexpectedly; and
(7)
Supplying adequate staffing to assist the board of pharmacy during scheduled
routine inspections to assist with the retrieval of records when hard copy
records are not maintained
#4600, eff 8-1-89; ss by #6094-B, INTERIM, eff 9-21-95, EXPIRED, 1-19-96
New. #6181-B, eff 2-5-96, EXPIRED: 2-5-04
New. #8316, eff 3-26-05; ss by #10457, eff 11-1-13
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