Section R. 338.3051 - DefinitionsRule 1.
(1) As used in these rules:(a) "Board" means the Michigan board of pharmacy, created in section 17721 of the code, MCL 333.17721.(b) "Central fill pharmacy" means a pharmacy that engages in dispensing functions of centralized prescription processing at the request of an originating pharmacy.(c) "Code" means the public health code, 1978 PA 368, MCL 333.1101 to 333.25211.(d) "Deliver," as used in this part, means the actual, constructive, or attempted transfer of a prescription drug, including a controlled substance, directly to a patient or a patient's agent by the lawful order of a practitioner. Deliver does not include a central fill pharmacy that provides a prescription product to another pharmacy for subsequent issuance to a patient or a patient's agent.(e) "Delivering pharmacist" means a pharmacist who is responsible for delivering a prescription directly to a patient or a patient's agent.(f) "Delivering pharmacy" means the pharmacy that delivers the filled or refilled prescription to the patient or the patient's agent. The delivering pharmacy must be either the originating pharmacy or the central fill pharmacy.(g) "Department" means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs (LARA).(h) "Originating pharmacy" means a pharmacy that initially receives a patient's or a prescribing practitioner's request to fill or refill a prescription.(2) Unless otherwise defined in these rules, a term defined in the code has the same meaning if used in these rules.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.3051
2008 AACS; 2023 MR 10, Eff. 5/19/2023