New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Ph - N.H. Pharmacy Board
Chapter Ph 700 - STANDARDS OF PRACTICE
Part Ph 705 - DISPOSAL AND DESTRUCTION OF CONTROLLED DRUGS
Section Ph 705.02 - Request for Destruction

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Ph 705.02

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

(a) A request to destroy controlled drugs shall be in writing and signed by a duly authorized person as defined in (b) below. The itemized written request shall be conveyed to the board office and the destruction process shall not proceed until the authorization is received by the person who made the request.

(b) Personnel authorized to sign a request for controlled drug destruction shall include:

(1) Pharmacist-in-charge, as defined in RSA 318:1, X, practitioners or their designated agents;

(2) Administrators of health care institutions or their designated agent or agents;

(3) Agents of the superior court;

(4) County attorneys;

(5) Director, New Hampshire state police;

(6) Chiefs of local police departments; and

(7) Director, New Hampshire division of public health services or his or her designated agent(s).

(c) The written request shall not be required when a consultant pharmacist, acting as an agent of the pharmacy board, destroys controlled drugs in a licensed long-term care or specialized care facility.

#1639, eff 11-1-80; ss by #2260, eff 1-5-83; ss by #2914, eff 11-27-84; ss by #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, EXPIRED: 3-26-13

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