La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § LIII-2435

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

Section LIII-2435 - General Requirements

A. Authority and Limitations

1. A remote processor pharmacy permit shall authorize the permit holder to engage in remote processing services.

2. A remote processor pharmacy permit shall not authorize the procurement or possession of any prescription medications or any controlled substances.

3. The holder of a remote processor pharmacy permit shall not be eligible to acquire a Louisiana controlled dangerous substance license or a federal registration from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

B. Licensing Procedure

1. A person or other entity intending to operate a remote processor pharmacy shall complete the application form supplied by the board, and then submit it with any required attachments and the application fee to the board.

2. The board shall not process applications received by facsimile, or that are incomplete, or submitted with the incorrect fee.

3. A person or other entity who submits a false or fraudulent application shall be deemed to have violated R.S. 37:1241(A)(2) and shall be subject to disciplinary action by the board.

4. If determined appropriate by the board, the applicant may be required to meet with a committee of the board or an agent of the board prior to the issuance of the permit.

5. Regardless of the date issued, the pharmacy permit shall expire on December 31 of every year. No person or other entity may operate a remote processor pharmacy with an expired permit; the continued operation of a remote processor pharmacy with an expired permit shall substantiate a violation of R.S. 37:1241(A)(12).

C. Maintenance of Permit

1. A remote processor pharmacy permit shall be valid only for the person or other entity to whom it is issued, and it shall not be subject to sale, assignment or other transfer, voluntary or involuntary, nor shall the permit be valid for any premises other than the physical location for which it was issued.

2. A duplicate or replacement permit shall be issued upon the written request of the permit holder and payment of the required fee. A duplicate or replacement permit shall be marked as such, and it shall not serve or be used as an additional or second permit.

D. Closure of Permit

1. When the owner of the permit intends to close the remote processor pharmacy permanently, the owners managing officer and the pharmacist-in-charge shall be accountable to the board for the proper closure of the pharmacy in compliance with Section 1133 of the boards rules.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § LIII-2435

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR 412148 (10/1/2015).

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