Rule 480-13-.01 - DefinitionsFor purposes of these Rules and Regulations, the following definitions apply:
(a) Hospital. As defined by the Department of Human Resources;(b) Hospital pharmacy. Hospital pharmacy is defined as that portion of a hospital facility which is engaged in the manufacture, production, sale and distribution of drugs, medications, devices, and other materials used in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injury, illness and disease (hereinafter referred to as "drugs"); and which is registered with the State Board of Pharmacy pursuant to O.C.G.A. § 26-4-110;(c) Hospital pharmacy license. Hospital pharmacy license shall mean a pharmacy license issued by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy to said hospital pharmacies, pursuant to the provisions of O.C.G.A. Sections 26-4-27, 26-4-28 and 26-4-110 whereas the licensee shall be subject to special hospital pharmacy regulations as set forth herein, but exempt from other certain regulations and requirements. To obtain the hospital pharmacy license, there must be employed a Director of Pharmacy. 1. The Board authorizes the holder of a hospital pharmacy license to service patients of Nursing Homes, Long Term Care Facilities or Hospices as long as these entities are under the same ownership as the hospital pharmacy; however, such entities can only be serviced by the hospital pharmacy subject to the requirements as set forth by Georgia State Board of Pharmacy Rules 480-24, the rule for providing services to nursing homes, long term care facilities, and hospices. The hospital pharmacy is prohibited from maintaining standard ward (Floor Stock) inventories in such entities, but, it would allow the hospital pharmacy to supply emergency kits.(d) In-patient. In-patient shall mean a patient who is confined to the hospital;(e) Out-patient. Out-patient shall mean a patient who is not an in-patient, including patients on leave of absence;(f) Remote Location. Remote location shall mean a location away from the hospital or hospital pharmacy located within the United States where a pharmacist reviews and enters patient specific prescription drug orders for a hospital's patients.(g) Remote Order Entry. Remote order entry shall mean the entry made by a pharmacist licensed in this state, who is an employee or contractor of either a pharmacy licensed in this state or a pharmacy that holds a Georgia nonresident pharmacy permit issued pursuant to Code Section 26-4-114.1, from a remote location anywhere in the United States indicating that the pharmacist has reviewed the patient specific drug order for a hospital patient, has approved or disapproved the administration of the drug for said patient, and has entered the information in the hospital's patient record system.(h) Remote Order Entry Pharmacist. A remote order entry pharmacist shall mean a pharmacist who is licensed to practice pharmacy in the State of Georgia, who is at a remote location located within the United States, who is an employee or contractor of a pharmacy licensed in this state or that holds a nonresident pharmacy permit issued pursuant to Code Section 26-4-114.1, and who is under contract with or employed by the hospital to review and enter patient specific prescription drug orders for hospital patients when the hospital pharmacy is closed.(i) Standard ward inventory. The Director of Pharmacy or his/her pharmacist designee may, in the best interest of the patients served, establish one or more lists of the kind and quantity of legend drugs to be kept at one or more locations at all times within said hospital and such stocks of legend drugs shall be known as standard ward inventory. The use of standard ward inventory shall be minimized. A copy of the list of items on standard ward inventory must be kept by the Director of Pharmacy or his/her pharmacist designee. A standard ward inventory may be placed on an emergency vehicle licensed with the State Department of Human Resources. A contract or agreement must be signed between the hospital and the ambulance service and filed with the Department of Human Resources Licensure Division and the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency (GDNA) before any legend drugs may be placed on said licensed vehicle. An agreement can be made with only one hospital.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-13-.01
O.C.G.A. §§ 26-4-5, 26-4-27, 26-4-28, 26-4-80, 26-4-83, 26-4-84, 26-4-110.
Original Rule entitled "Hospitals, Nursing Homes, Extended Care Facilities, Pharmaceutical Services" adopted. F. Oct. 6, 1970; eff. Oct. 26, 1970.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Jan. 24, 1977; eff. Feb. 13, 1977.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. May 5, 1980; eff. May 25, 1980.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 24, 2002; eff. August 13, 2002.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Mar. 13, 2008; eff. Apr. 2, 2008.Amended: F. Dec. 14, 2012; eff. Jan. 3, 2013.Amended: F. May 9, 2019; eff. May 29, 2019.