Rule 480-52-.12 - Minimum Equipment for Prescription Departments(1) No Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary licensed in accordance with O.C.G.A. T. 16, Ch. 12, shall engage in the practice of dispensing Low THC Products unless it shall possess the following items:(a) Copies of and/or computer or electronic access to current reference materials appropriate to Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary practice. These reference materials shall be authoritative on at least the topics of drug interactions; patient counseling; compounding and pharmaceutical calculations; and generic substitution.(b) The telephone number of a poison control center. This number shall be conspicuously posted within the prescription department.(c) Current copies of and/or computer or electronic access to the following: 1. Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act, O.C.G.A. T. 26, Ch. 4;2. Access to Medical Cannabis, O.C.G.A. T. 16, Ch. 12, Art. 9;3. Georgia Controlled Substances Act & Dangerous Drug Act, O.C.G.A. T. 16, Ch. 13; and4. Official Rules of the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.(d) Adequate supply of Low THC Products most commonly prescribed (ONLY to be on hand after a permit has been issued by the Board).(2) The pharmacist-in-charge of a Low THC Pharmacy Dispensary may submit to the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy a typed request for a variance to these provisions relating to minimum equipment requirements. Stated reasons for application for variances must be included in submitted request. A variance may be granted by the Board only when, in the judgment of the Board, there are sound reasons for doing so which relate to the necessary or efficient delivery of health care. (a) Any variance granted by the Board must be in writing.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-52-.12
O.C.G.A. §§ 16-12-206, 26-4-28, 26-4-110.
Original Rule entitled "Minimum Equipment for Prescription Departments" adopted. F. Sept. 14, 2023; eff. Oct. 4, 2023.