La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-1521

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section LIII-1521 - Off-Site Pharmacy Services

A. Availability. Pharmacy services may be procured contractually from outside the hospital for inpatient administration.

B. Contractual agreements shall provide for:

1. emergency-the pharmacy provider shall be available for on-call for emergency pharmacy services;

2. storage-adequate drug storage facilities shall be provided to the pharmacy provider;

3. labeling-prescription drugs supplied to hospital inpatients shall be properly labeled to ensure that adequate control, supervision, and recall of medication are monitored;

4. contractual pharmacy service-off-site contractual pharmacy services rendered to the hospital shall be in accordance with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.

C. A pharmacy providing off-site contractual pharmacy services to a hospital shall not be considered a hospital pharmacy.

D. Medications. Prescription medications independently supplied to registered patients shall comply with all appropriate board regulations and statutes and/or hospital rules, regulations, and policies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-1521

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 29:2094 (October 2003), effective January 1, 2004.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.